Re: [ga] Net security's a losing battle

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>]

On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Joanna Lane wrote:

> on 9/28/01 2:14 PM, Patrick Greenwell at patrick@stealthgeeks.net wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Joanna Lane wrote:
> >> what caught my attention was Scheier's [...] his viewpoint that companies are
> reluctant to report cyberattacks because of the stigma, making things worse.
> >
> > It's not just stigma, it's a potential liability issue as well.
>
> A company that sets out to hide from legal responsibilities is not one the
> industry should be defending. Reluctance to share reports amongst colleagues
> for any reason would hamper the industry's overall ability to exercise
> damage limitation. I'm not sure that's an acceptable position for an
> organization that is accountable to the public for regulating the security
> of the industry's critical infrastructure.

Joanne,

I was speaking of individual private corporations, and not ICANN.


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