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How're they defining "cyberattacks directed at major U.S. networks"? Are we talking a sophisticated attempt to take down trading on the NYSE? Industrial espio
by redthrowaway 14y ago
How're they defining "cyberattacks directed at major U.S. networks"? Are we talking a sophisticated attempt to take down trading on the NYSE? Industrial espionage from China? Anonymous running LOIC?
This is the problem with sealed executive orders: the only people who know what's up are those issuing or receiving said orders. There's absolutely no oversight or checks and balances against government overreach.
- tptacek 14y agoThat's because the EO (apparently) concerns itself with the operations of systems within the federal government. Government intervention into privately operated systems requires congressional action. The federal government is collectively the largest IT operator in the world, so there's a huge amount of work to be done and policy to be created just in setting governance standards for their own systems, which is what the administration is doing here.
- anigbrowl 14y agoThere's absolutely no oversight or checks and balances against government overreach. Of course there is, that's what Congressional oversight committees are for. When they deal with classified stuff, they do so in closed session. There's a closed intel committee hearing tomorrow about that attack in Libya, for example. Sure, it's not open to the voters, but there are practical limits to transparency.