Similiar to those folks who try to offer security certification testing but
really don't have a body of standards to adhere by. :)
At 11:21 AM 3/9/01 -0500, Jose Nazario wrote:
On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, mht wrote:
> On December 7, 2000, a bill was introduced to the British House of
> Lords that proposes that all security consultants receive training and
> be licensed by the government before performing work for outside
> entities.
those crazy brits. they're even more legislatively happy go crazy than we
are here in america! </rant about draconian UK crap>
> Perhaps such standards are better left under direct public control,
> similar to how in America we rely on Underwriter's Labs for product
> safety and certification testing. Can a similar entity suffice for
> information security?
please see http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-0101.html#1 for
schneier's thoughts on the matter. well stated, i think.
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