North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Hi, we're from the government and we're here to help (long)
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Chris Brenton wrote: > Patrick Greenwell wrote: > > > > Suddenly, the list got very, very quiet. In fact, since I posted that > > message, there hasn't been a single post to the list. Emperically, this > > suggests to me that while everyone is quick to spend countless > > hours expressing an opinion on mailing lists, there is nobody willing to > > invest in making this happen. > > I recently because associated with a security group working out of > Dartmouth College. The focus of this group has not only been on internal > security but issues that effect the Internet as a whole. The group > already has a pretty good amount of funding. I could probably score > enough backing and office space for a NOC that could address the issues > that are being discussed. While I doubt I could raise the $50M someone > suggested earlier, I could probably come up with enough for equipment, a > small staff and to maintain a number of guru types on a consulting > basis. I think it is an intersting idea, however I believe it somewhat misses the point. While a "clearinghouse" is indeed a potentially useful entity, my suggestion centers more around actually getting NOCs to talk to each other and come up with a common approach to event handling. My 100,000 foot view tells me the problem is not security, it is a lack of communication between providers. Enable that, then a reasonable stab can be made at semi-cohesive security alert notification. > My fear is that if we do not address these issues as a community, > government/law enforcement will eventually step in and try and take care > of it for us. Absolutely correct. The infrastructure is beginning to generate far too much revenue to be ignored anymore. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell Earth is a single point of failure. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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