So in short, the proposed rule, as drafted, would require the cybersecurity community to "fiddle while Rome burns.”
Brilliant... Joe Klein "Inveniam viam aut faciam" On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Nicolas RUFF <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150714006318/en/Coalition-Responsible-Cybersecurity-Formed-Prevent-Misguided-Export > > Quote: > > """ > The proposed rule, as drafted, would have four detrimental impacts on > cybersecurity firms and technologies: > > - Cybersecurity research will be curtailed, as the rule hinders > researchers from testing networks and sharing technical information about > new vulnerabilities across borders. > - (...) > > The Coalition for Responsible Cybersecurity represents a broad > cross-section of cybersecurity professionals from U.S. companies, including > Symantec, Ionic Security, *FireEye*, (...) > > According to Ron Bushar, Global Director for Security Program Services at > Mandiant, a *FireEye* Company, "the rule treats these tools as though they > were weapons, but in fact they are absolutely essential for every company > and government that has been targeted by attackers. Every time > cybersecurity professionals are asked to do defensive testing for a > business—even a U.S. business with operations in Europe or South > America—they would need a license. The process involved in acquiring these > unnecessary government licenses would delay cybersecurity protections for > months, ensuring that U.S. cybersecurity defenses will always lag far > behind the hackers." > """ > > Regards, > - Nicolas RUFF > > _______________________________________________ > Dailydave mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.immunityinc.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave >
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