[IP] "The Sky Really Is Falling"

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: October 2, 2005 12:18:42 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Cc: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Subject: Perhaps for IP


From CIO Magazine 10/1:

"The Sky Really Is Falling"
http://www.cio.com/archive/100105/qa_lazowska.html

PITAC's report on cybersecurity, called "Cyber Security: A Crisis of
Prioritization," was published in February. "The title nicely summarizes
our findings," says Lazowska. "There is a crisis, and it is due to a
failure to adequately prioritize this issue-a failure by CIOs, and a
failure by the federal government."

Lazowska doesn't pull any punches when discussing the Bush
administration's approach to the issue. "In my opinion," he says, "this
administration does not value science, engineering, advanced education
and research as much as it should-as much as the future health of the
nation requires." As a result, he says, the private sector-and CIOs in
particular-won't be able to buy the products that they need to truly be
secure unless they demand more from their government and, just as
importantly, show a commitment to cybersecurity by paying for state of
the art products.

See also:

Editorial, "Who Owns Security?"
http://www.cio.com/archive/100105/edit.html?CID=12579


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