[52962] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: More federal management of key components of the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sgorman1@gmu.edu)
Thu Oct 24 11:11:48 2002
From: <sgorman1@gmu.edu>
To: Richard Forno <rforno@infowarrior.org>
Cc: Rick Irving <rirving@onecall.net>,
Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:10:41 +0100
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Any volunteers to inform Congress=3F They are hiring=3A
(surely they are some out work networking engineers available=2E=2E=2E)
The Congressional Research Service is now accepting applications for the
following two positions in its Resources=2C Science and Industry Division=
=2E
Interested applicants must either apply online at www=2Eloc=2Egov/crsinfo=
(preferred) or call (202) 707-5627 to request an applicant job kit=2E
Please reference the appropriate vacancy number on all correspondence=2E
Applications must be received by October 29=2C 2002=2E
Specialist in Information and Telecommunication Engineering and Public
Policy
GS-15 (=2492=2C060 - =24119=2C682) - Vacancy =23020233
This position will provide senior leadership and public policy expertise
on issues related to telecommunications=2C networking=2C and government
information policy=2C including information resources management=2C
convergence=2C and broadband technologies=2E The specialist will assess t=
he
regulatory=2C legislative=2C economic and technical aspects of informatio=
n
and telecommunications technologies in a broad public policy context=2E
Individuals with a policy/research background in telecommunications=2C
engineering=2C economics=2C or law are strongly encouraged to apply=2E Th=
is is
not an IT or technical position=2E
----- Original Message -----
From=3A Richard Forno =3Crforno=40infowarrior=2Eorg=3E
Date=3A Thursday=2C October 24=2C 2002 5=3A12 am
Subject=3A Re=3A More federal management of key components of the Interne=
t
needed
=3E =
=3E =
=3E =3E Why isn=27t it against the law to (s)Yell =22FUD=22 at Congress =3F=
=3E =
=3E Wouldn=27t do any good=2C they don=27t know any better=2E Few if any
=3E Congresscritters are techno-literate -- I spent 3 years on the =
=3E Hill=2C saw it
=3E first hand=2E=2E=2E=2Eand it=27s not gotten much better=2E
=3E =
=3E The only language most Congresscritters understand is =24=24=24=24 an=
d how it
=3E relates to their staying elected by keeping their constituients =
=3E somewhathappy and impressed with their performance=2E
=3E =
=3E =3E=3E I don=27t understand how giving the US federal government =
=3E management control
=3E =3E=3E of key components of the Internet will make it more secure=2E
=3E =
=3E =3CSean=27s Rant about FBI info request removed=3E
=3E =
=3E Remember this is the same =27cybercrime agency=27 that when I-Love-Y0=
U was
=3E released=2C simply posted a NIPC warning saying =22A New Virus Has =
=3E Been Detected
=3E in the Philippenes=2E=22 -- I was about to make sure my immunization =
=3E recordswere up to date=2E Even after I called them from my NOC=2C an=
d =
=3E told them that
=3E the security community had already dissected the worm and there =
=3E were sigs
=3E and coutnermeasures available=2C they didn=27t update the warning on =
=3E NIPC=2EGOVfor like 5 hours=2E
=3E =
=3E A screenshot of that particular example of NIPC=27s expertise is =
=3E immortalizedhere=3A http=3A//www=2Einfowarrior=2Eor
=3E =
=3E Commentary I did about NIPC=27s warning capability is here=2C if you=27=
re
=3E interested=2E http=3A//www=2Einfowarrior=2Eor
=3E =
=3E =3E And these are the people that are going to -=3Dimprove=3D- securi=
ty =3F
=3E =
=3E Hardly=2E They have a hard enough time passing information from one =
=3E squad to
=3E another within the FBI=2C they=27re never going to be able to survive=
and
=3E interoperate in the Information Age against high-tech threats that =
=3E move at
=3E packet speed=2E And don=B9t get me started about Infragard=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2Eugh=2E=2E=2E
=3E =
=3E =3E I think they should be focusing on terrorist activity=2C if you a=
sk
=3E =3E me=2E
=3E =
=3E Good idea=2C since they still haven=27t got that task down yet=2C eit=
her=2E
=3E Remember=2C the FBI - before and after its 2002 reorg - is=2C thanks =
=3E to its
=3E internal culture=2C UNABLE to work well with outsiders=2C be they =
=3E cops=2C the CIA=2C
=3E or ISP security teams=2E This has the unfortunate effect of =
=3E severely torking
=3E those folks in the FBI that are intelligent and want to make a =
=3E difference=2Cbut thanks to the system=2C their initiative is =
=3E constrained by the =27status
=3E quo=27=2E I feel sorry for some of these folks=2C they really do try=
=2C =
=3E but the
=3E system there prevents them from being effective=2C thus partially =
=3E explainingthe mess the FBI and NIPC is in at the moment in =
=3E responding to terrorism or
=3E hacker threats=2E
=3E =
=3E re=3A The =22DNS Attack=22 -- I=27m hearing all this talk about DNS-o=
n-CD =
=3E that was
=3E some sort of research project that would be used during a loss of =
=3E the roots=2E
=3E Anyone have any add=27l info on what this is/was=3F
=3E =
=3E Cheers from DC=2C
=3E =
=3E Rick
=3E Infowarrior=2Eorg
=3E =
=3E =
=3E
