Presidential Internet Kill Switch?

[LnGrrrR]

When that war ends, then they can be released, and I''m sure some will get a trial then.

Mmh... and praytell, what are the metrics that would bring about the "end" of this war? Is there someone in charge of "terror" that could surrender, thereby bringing an end to all "terror"?

I assume we'll go after who's in charge of the "drugs" then so we can see if we can make him surrender as well... an end to the War on terror AND drugs!

Although the evil tyrant that runs "poverty" will still be out there... but the war on poverty is a war for the next generation to fight. I'll be satisfied defeating terror and drugs, personally.

[ElNono]

Yup. But us network technicians have to make money somehow! I've found all career field "experts" tend to predict the worst... after all, if they predicted relatively light consequences for skimping on security, what's the point of hiring a security specialist?

As you know, even in the worst case scenario, the biggest consequences have to do with economics, that is, loses at the corporate level, not the government/national security level.

This whole thing is tantamount to the new 'copyright czar' position, where tax dollars are now spent to protect corporation's interests. Something corporations should do with their own money.

Either way, job security is never a bad thing.

[LnGrrrR]

As you know, even in the worst case scenario, the biggest consequences have to do with economics, that is, loses at the corporate level, not the government/national security level.

This whole thing is tantamount to the new 'copyright czar' position, where tax dollars are now spent to protect corporation's interests. Something corporations should do with their own money.

Either way, job security is never a bad thing.

Yes, to be honest, I can't imagine anything truly affecting essential military operations due to SIPRNet and other various networks. As you stated, economics would be the biggest, but there's a possibility for a giant DDoS like Russia did to Georgia's government sites a few years back. Of course, I'm not "in the know".

[ElNono]

Yes, to be honest, I can't imagine anything truly affecting essential military operations due to SIPRNet and other various networks. As you stated, economics would be the biggest, but there's a possibility for a giant DDoS like Russia did to Georgia's government sites a few years back. Of course, I'm not "in the know".

I'm not aware of Georgia's infrastructure to really comment. I know DDoS attacks are handled pretty expediently in the US. Not to mention that some of the newer backend routers already detect and deal with that.
Nevertheless, a kill switch would be effectively a DDoS on steroids, so what's the point?

[LnGrrrR]

I'm not aware of Georgia's infrastructure to really comment. I know DDoS attacks are handled pretty expediently in the US. Not to mention that some of the newer backend routers already detect and deal with that.
Nevertheless, a kill switch would be effectively a DDoS on steroids, so what's the point?

*shrug* Got me. I don't even want to know who would try orchestrating such a large attack on us, given the deep packet inspection stuff we're installing. I can't imagine how long even a botnet attack would stay anonymous.

And yes, those detect and deny routers are Suh-weeeet.