++1 Dorothy K. Gordon Director-General Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT Mobile: 233 265005712 Direct Line: 233 302 683579 Website: www.aiti-kace.com.gh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Wickersham" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, 30 January, 2013 7:44:10 AM GMT +00:00 Casablanca / Monrovia Subject: Re: CISPA 2.0 On Wed, 30 Jan 2013, Alex Gakuru wrote: > IN KENYA the Agikuyu say, �*Mundu utari nguku ona imwe ndagiriiruo ni > gutuithia ciira wa nguku.*� Loosely translated, �A person who does not have > even a single hen is not supposed to be elevated to adjudicate over matters > poultry/disputes. If more contextually put, a parent is wiser if entrusts > their child to the care of another parent than to an individual who does > not have a child -- thus lack the full experience of having and raising a > child. Is is not common knowledge that kids are such bundles of joy? ;-) > > Should the child under their watch falter or err, such an individual is > likely to impulsively meter out terribly harsh punishments � unlike a > fellow parent whom would otherwise hesitate before taking such drastic > punitive actions. > > So much for cultural cross pollination in one day. > > enjoy, > > Alex Thank you Alex for a most apt cultural reference / example. This would make an excellent inclusion in a ncuc / ncsg public posting. -ron > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:54 AM, Michael Haffely <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> It concerns me that "I don't use email, some would call me a Luddite<http://mashable.com/2012/09/28/janet-napolitano-email/>" >> Napalitano wants DHS to have "*greater access to internet and >> cybersecurity information from the private sector*" She doesn't have >> anything to be concerned about or lose as she isn't a participant of/in >> either the internet or the private sector. She also said of a potential >> "Digital 9/11" "*There are things we can and should be doing right now >> that, if not prevent, would mitigate the extent of the damage" *What >> things? What isn't being done? >> >> I also have doubts about the "Cyber Pearl Harbor that will occur and be as >> bad as the September 11 attacks" meme that is thrown about. In my opinion >> there has not been a Cyber Pearl Harbor threat model that isn't akin to a >> movie plot, and the security community is, for the most part, very good >> with sharing/alerting when a weird problem arises (CERT, SANS ISC, Mitre's >> CVE, informal lines of communication, etc.). I would encourage United >> States citizens to contact your representatives and let them know that this >> not the direction we should go, the proposed measures do little to >> pro-actively protect the internet as giving DHS access to "internet and >> cybersecurity information" will not protect, nor prevent an attack (and >> what would they do with it? Raid offices of companies with unpatched >> equipment/servers? Force them to upgrade? Require attestation of >> compliance?). Information of this type would probably only be useful to >> attempt prosecution after an event. >> >> It's an incomplete thought but just my two cents. >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Carl Smith <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> Homeland Security's Napolitano invokes 9/11 to push for CISPA 2.0 >>> >>> Link https://rt.com/usa/news/napolitano-us-cyber-attack-761/ >>> >>> Lou >>> >> >> >