[NCSG-Discuss] CISPA 2.0

[Alex Gakuru]

IN KENYA the Agikuyu say, “*Mundu utari nguku ona imwe ndagiriiruo ni
gutuithia ciira wa nguku.*” Loosely translated, “A person who does not have
even a single hen is not supposed to be elevated to adjudicate over matters
poultry/disputes. If more contextually put, a parent is wiser if entrusts
their child to the care of another parent than to an individual who does
not have a child -- thus lack the full experience of having and raising a
child. Is is not common knowledge that kids are such bundles of joy? ;-)

 Should the child under their watch falter or err, such an individual is
likely to impulsively meter out terribly harsh punishments – unlike a
fellow parent whom would otherwise hesitate before taking such drastic
punitive actions.

 So much for cultural cross pollination in one day.

 enjoy,

 Alex

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:54 AM, Michael Haffely <ncuc at jollyrogers.com>wrote:

> It concerns me that "I don't use email, some would call me a Luddite<http://mashable.com/2012/09/28/janet-napolitano-email/>"
> Napalitano wants DHS to have "*greater access to internet and
> cybersecurity information from the private sector*"  She doesn't have
> anything to be concerned about or lose as she isn't a participant of/in
> either the internet or the private sector.  She also said of a potential
> "Digital 9/11" "*There are things we can and should be doing right now
> that, if not prevent, would mitigate the extent of the damage"  *What
> things?  What isn't being done?
>
> I also have doubts about the "Cyber Pearl Harbor that will occur and be as
> bad as the September 11 attacks" meme that is thrown about. In my opinion
> there has not been a Cyber Pearl Harbor threat model that isn't akin to a
> movie plot, and the security community is, for the most part, very good
> with sharing/alerting when a weird problem arises (CERT, SANS ISC, Mitre's
> CVE, informal lines of communication, etc.).  I would encourage United
> States citizens to contact your representatives and let them know that this
> not the direction we should go, the proposed measures do little to
> pro-actively protect the internet as giving DHS access to "internet and
> cybersecurity information" will not protect, nor prevent an attack (and
> what would they do with it?  Raid offices of companies with unpatched
> equipment/servers?  Force them to upgrade? Require attestation of
> compliance?).  Information of this type would probably only be useful to
> attempt prosecution after an event.
>
> It's an incomplete thought but just my two cents.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Carl Smith <lectriclou at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  Homeland Security's Napolitano invokes 9/11 to push for CISPA 2.0
>>
>> Link     https://rt.com/usa/news/napolitano-us-cyber-attack-761/
>>
>> Lou
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