Here is the article about the proposed cybersecurity initiative:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/31/AR2009033103684_pf.htmlThe cyber vulnerability review is conveniently close to that April Fools Day trojan/worm/threat that we were all hyped about. Did anything happen? Not that we can tell, yet at least, but they have started introducing the notion that foreign countries like China and Russia could take over via cyber-attack. This IS a legit concern, for anyone operating on the net. But it also smells a bit of wagging the dog.
Mostly though, I am concerned and suspicious of the credentialing part. Right now we have an array of certs you can choose to choose or not choose from, and if you know your stuff and know people you don't need anything but what you know. Certs are good goal setting things, career moves, etc, and opportunity is somewhat limited depending on your situation. I've been wanting to do the Off Sec courses for months, as they are the most reasonably priced and affordable for myself, but I don't even have that kind of money, much less the few grand required to take a licensed CEH course.
Standards are definitely good--what would the web be without the w3c? Or programming be without ANSI standard C?
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