Former U.S. Cyber Security Czar Calls for 'Closed Internet'
Cade Metz writes on The Register:
"Another idea that's already been rejected that I think we should look at again is the idea of a closed internet," [Richard] Clarke said. "Why should the part of the internet that's connected to the power grid be open? Why should that part of the internet that runs nuclear laboratories be open? Why shouldn't there be a closed internet? There are already relatively closed internets - and now we need to think seriously about expanding them."More here.
Several years ago, when Clarke suggested the idea to Vint Cerf, the internet founding father had a fit. "[He] implied he was putting together a firing squad to take me out," Clarke said.
posted by Fergie @ 10/02/2007 03:39:00 PM
1 Comments:
>"Why should the part of the
>internet that's connected to the
>power grid be open?"
Perhaps I'm dense, but isn't the real question "Why is the power grid connected to the public internet?"
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