I am disappointed with the White House response to my suggestion on combating cybersecurity issues (Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity: A Proposal (Part 1) and Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity: A Proposal (Part 2)).
The White House proposal and my posts were on the same day, so it may not be a direct response to my posts. 😉
But in any event, here is the White House plan:
The plan, said Espinel, will increase U.S. diplomatic engagement on the issue. She didn’t specifically mention trade sanctions, though. The U.S., she said, will convey concerns to countries with high incidents of trade secret theft “with coordinated and sustained messages from the most senior levels of the administration.” The U.S. government, she said, will also work to establish coalitions with other countries that have been targeted by Cyber thieves, as well as use trade policy “to press other governments for better protection and enforcement.”
blah, blah, blah,….
Two foreign officials (in translation):
“How many calls did you get from the Assistant to the UnderSecretary of the Adjuntant from the Office of Cybersecurity Maintenance (AUAOCM)?” “Five yesterday.”
“I had four from the summer intern in the office of the Coordination of National Instructure, but I think they were trying to order pizza. The message was different from the duplicate/robocalls on cybersecurity.”
“I’m going to get caller id. Easier than trying to hunt down hackers.”
Hackers around the world are about to piss themselves over “coordinated and sustained messages from the most senior levels of the administration.”
Translated into every day crime: Don’t lock your doors, leave the TV tuned to soap operas.
I can’t speak for anyone else, but I plan on keeping my doors locked.
You?