President Obamas speech regarding the US "Cyber Infrastruture" (delivered on May 29th) makes for interesting reading, primarily since it seems that although the US recognizes the overall importance of the web, convergence and technology etc.. and how they effect the way we work, play and go to war, it would appear that they're really not doing a great deal about it.
I stumbled across this article written by Gene Spafford which breaks the speech down and highlights the inherent flaws in the whole P.R stunt.. couple of the smile crackin' quotes from this review are below:
"...the new position is rather like a glorified cheerleader: there is no authority for budget or policy, and the seniority is such that it may be difficult to get the attention of cabinet secretaries, agency heads and CEOs.."
"...no mention of new resources. In particular, no new resources for educational initiatives or research. We can pump billions of dollars into the bank accounts of greedy financiers on Wall Street, but no significant money is available for cyber security and defense..."
I look forward to seeing how this plays out. Is the Pres' going to actually do something about helping protecting his country (and by implication the rest of the world), or will this present a false sense of security to the masses thereby allowing the criminal elements who hang out in the darker corners of the online world to do their thing unimpeded. More interestingly, I'm curious to see who they get to the fill the roll.
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