The way the Internet was built might be part of the problem, he said. Its open architecture allows Web surfing, but that openness makes the system vulnerable, Mr. Tenet said.
Access to networks like the World Wide Web might need to be limited to those who can show they take security seriously, he said.
Mr. Tenet called for industry to lead the way by "establishing and enforcing" security standards. Products need to be delivered to government and private-sector customers "with a new level of security and risk management already built in."
The national press, including United Press International (UPI), were excluded from yesterday's event, at Mr. Tenet's request, organizers said.
Really? Who does Tenet consider to be people who "can show they take security seriously"? Who gets to do the defining, and allow access, pray tell? The "authorities"?
With all due respect to Mr. Tenet, I think his statements are irresponsible. But I know how tough it can be to lose a campaign, so I'll just leave it there.
Sheesh.
posted by Eric on 12.03.04 at 07:33 AM
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I guess I shall be denied access to the World Wide Web (that itself has a sinister sound to it), the Internet (sounds like an international conspiracy to take over the world, like T.H.R.U.S.H. or KAOS). It's hard for me to take security seriously. I keep picturing Tenet in a fedora and trenchcoat. Secret agents. U.N.C.L.E. and CONTROL and the Impossible Mission Force. I keep thinking of Maxwell Smart and the Chief and the Cone of Silence. And the sexy Agent 99. Some of my first fantasies were of her. I read that, when Marduk slew Tiamat and became King of the Gods, his motto was "Security and Obedience". I keep think of President Nixon and "national security" and Handeman and Ehrlichman and the Watergate imbroglio. The _style_ of it all! It's sometimes hard for me to take seriously, or, conversely, to laugh at humor.
Handeman? Haldeman! Reminds me of Arnold Harris (of Mount Horeb, WI.) calling Joe Gandelman "Joe Handelman". Reminds me of an extremely interesting kid back in high school who called Haldeman "Hadelman". Adelman. The _style_ of it all!
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I guess I shall be denied access to the World Wide Web (that itself has a sinister sound to it), the Internet (sounds like an international conspiracy to take over the world, like T.H.R.U.S.H. or KAOS). It's hard for me to take security seriously. I keep picturing Tenet in a fedora and trenchcoat. Secret agents. U.N.C.L.E. and CONTROL and the Impossible Mission Force. I keep thinking of Maxwell Smart and the Chief and the Cone of Silence. And the sexy Agent 99. Some of my first fantasies were of her. I read that, when Marduk slew Tiamat and became King of the Gods, his motto was "Security and Obedience". I keep think of President Nixon and "national security" and Handeman and Ehrlichman and the Watergate imbroglio. The _style_ of it all! It's sometimes hard for me to take seriously, or, conversely, to laugh at humor.