05-23-2005, 07:35 PM
YuunliMay 21 2005, 06:59 PM I don't see why we need a UN resolution for that. Nations have an advantage if they protect themselves and if they make agreements with other nations to help each other. But I don't think nations should be forced to do anything. Neither should all businesses and organizations within a nation be forced to implement security measures. I'm not just talking about money. Not all organizations need firewalls, as not all organizations have Internet access... [/quote]
I disagree there. It makes perfect sense to take this to UN level. Computer crime is international, you can't make agreements with 40.000 other nations on this. You need to draw one line. Borders don't count with computer criminality.
On the firewall example you're right, except that it doesn't mandate firewalls, but just gives some examples of several kinds of security measures (emphasis mine):
"Such measures may include, but are not limited to, password protection of systems, data encryption, firewall installation, and virus scanning software, etc."
I disagree there. It makes perfect sense to take this to UN level. Computer crime is international, you can't make agreements with 40.000 other nations on this. You need to draw one line. Borders don't count with computer criminality.
On the firewall example you're right, except that it doesn't mandate firewalls, but just gives some examples of several kinds of security measures (emphasis mine):
"Such measures may include, but are not limited to, password protection of systems, data encryption, firewall installation, and virus scanning software, etc."