(c/o WK) -- 2 article links Cyber-terror plan panned as "barmy" http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39127738,00.htm
A controversial UK security vendor is calling for the creation of a World Security Organisation (WSO) to crack down on 'cyber-terror' as well as real world threats by air, land, sea and space. Yet some in the industry have criticised the 'cyber-terror' part of the plan, saying it is bogged down in fanciful thinking and hyperbole. One expert has even branded it "barmy". DK Matai, the chairman of mi2g will tomorrow night address the Oxford University Internet Institute with a proposal for a body which would tackle the issue of 'cyber-terrorism'. According to the company, he will address 60 attendees, including senior execs from the banking and insurance sectors as well as representatives from the academic, diplomatic, government and intelligence fields. Among the proposals he will present are the creation of "a global collaborative venture more powerful than Interpol" as well as plans to "reduce poverty levels in deprived areas from where radicals and organised crime members are recruited". But such bold claims have lead one leading anti-virus expert to brand the plans as "barmy". Leader: Cyber-terror... who do you believe? http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39127739,00.htm Today we have heard of a plan to launch a World Security Organisation which will be "bigger than Interpol" and "more effective than the World Health Organisation". We await news as to how. But all will apparently become clear when security company mi2g puts the idea before an audience of 60 senior execs and government types tomorrow night at the Oxford University Internet Institute. Among the five key proposals is a plan to end poverty in deprived areas of the world where cyber-terrorism apparently must now represent one of the most effective ways for an individual to drag themselves out of the gutter. We await proof of that fact. You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
