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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"sam fisher" |
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07 Dec 2004 12:16:53 AM |
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nazis planning to shut down free flow of information |
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Tenet warns of terrorists combining physical, telecommunications attacks =
By Chris Strohm
cstrohm@govexec.com=20
Former CIA Director George Tenet on Wednesday said greater government =
regulation of the Internet and telecommunications networks is needed in =
order to guard against terrorist attacks.
The U.S. intelligence community needs to consider how terrorists might =
attempt to couple an attack on telecommunication networks with a =
physical attack, Tenet said during a keynote speech at the E-Gov =
Institute's homeland security conference in Washington.
"Efforts at physical security will not be enough, because the thinking =
enemy that we confront is going to school on our network vulnerabilities =
as well, and I think the two are inextricably linked," he said. "The =
number of known potential adversaries conducting research on information =
attacks is increasing rapidly and includes intelligence services, =
military organizations and nonstate entities."
According to Tenet "a loose collection of regional [terrorist] networks" =
now "thrive independently" worldwide by using telecommunications and the =
Internet to communicate with and learn from each other at almost no =
cost.
Telecommunications technology for government and business should have =
built-in protections, Tenet said, such as intrusion detection and =
protection systems, antivirus software, authentication and identify =
management services, and encryption.
"I know that these actions would be controversial in this age where we =
still think the Internet is a free and open society with no control or =
accountability," he added. "But, ultimately, the Wild West must give way =
to governance and control."
Many national media outlets were not allowed to attend Tenet's speech. =
The Associated Press reported that Tenet insisted that natoinal media be =
kept out, only allowing in reporters for trade publications that cover =
the government.=20
Tenet was also critical of the direction that intelligence reform is =
taking in Washington. "There's a big focus on structural change at the =
top. My perspective is, this is all about data," he said.
The U.S. government has "an enormous amount of knowledge" on terrorist =
activities that should be disseminated to state and local officials, =
Tenet continued. "We have to start treating them as equals with regard =
to data and teach them as much as we possibly can by pushing data to =
them at the lowest levels of classification. [We should] even begin a =
very serious process of learning how to write at the unclassified level =
so we can educate everybody about what we see going on in the world."=20
"I really believe data sharing and the movement of data is the most =
critical feature of reform. I think that's where this game gets won and =
lost," he said. "We're having discussions about power relationships =
between people in Washington. At the end of day, I don't think that's =
the right conversation."
Legislation to overhaul the U.S. intelligence community is currently =
stalled in Congress. A key component of that legislation is creating an =
intelligence director to oversee the nation's 15 intelligence agencies.
Tenet reiterated criticism he expressed to the 9/11 commission earlier =
this year that the person leading U.S. intelligence agencies should be =
affiliated with an agency. "If you're not getting your hands dirty every =
day in terms of risk, I don't think you can lead the men and women of =
American intelligence, or capably inform the president," he said.=20
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<P>Former CIA Director George Tenet on Wednesday said greater government =
regulation of the Internet and telecommunications networks is needed in =
order to=20
guard against terrorist attacks.</P>
<P>The U.S. intelligence community needs to consider how terrorists =
might=20
attempt to couple an attack on telecommunication networks with a =
physical=20
attack, Tenet said during a keynote speech at the E-Gov Institute's =
homeland=20
security conference in Washington.</P>
<P>"Efforts at physical security will not be enough, because the =
thinking enemy=20
that we confront is going to school on our network vulnerabilities as =
well, and=20
I think the two are inextricably linked," he said. "The number of known=20
potential adversaries conducting research on information attacks is =
increasing=20
rapidly and includes intelligence services, military organizations and =
nonstate=20
entities."</P>
<P>According to Tenet "a loose collection of regional [terrorist] =
networks" now=20
"thrive independently" worldwide by using telecommunications and the =
Internet to=20
communicate with and learn from each other at almost no cost.</P>
<P>Telecommunications technology for government and business should have =
built-in protections, Tenet said, such as intrusion detection and =
protection=20
systems, antivirus software, authentication and identify management =
services,=20
and encryption.</P>
<P>"I know that these actions would be controversial in this age where =
we still=20
think the Internet is a free and open society with no control or=20
accountability," he added. "But, ultimately, the Wild West must give way =
to=20
governance and control."</P>
<P>Many national media outlets were not allowed to attend Tenet's =
speech. The=20
Associated Press reported that Tenet insisted that natoinal media be =
kept out,=20
only allowing in reporters for trade publications that cover the =
government.=20
<P>Tenet was also critical of the direction that intelligence reform is =
taking=20
in Washington. "There's a big focus on structural change at the top. My=20
perspective is, this is all about data," he said.</P>The U.S. government =
has "an=20
enormous amount of knowledge" on terrorist activities that should be=20
disseminated to state and local officials, Tenet continued. "We have to =
start=20
treating them as equals with regard to data and teach them as much as we =
possibly can by pushing data to them at the lowest levels of =
classification. [We=20
should] even begin a very serious process of learning how to write at =
the=20
unclassified level so we can educate everybody about what we see going =
on in the=20
world."=20
<P></P>
<P>"I really believe data sharing and the movement of data is the most =
critical=20
feature of reform. I think that's where this game gets won and lost," he =
said.=20
"We're having discussions about power relationships between people in=20
Washington. At the end of day, I don't think that's the right =
conversation."</P>
<P>Legislation to overhaul the U.S. intelligence community is currently =
stalled=20
in Congress. A key component of that legislation is creating an =
intelligence=20
director to oversee the nation's 15 intelligence agencies.</P>
<P>Tenet reiterated criticism he expressed to the 9/11 commission =
earlier this=20
year that the person leading U.S. intelligence agencies should be =
affiliated=20
with an agency. "If you're not getting your hands dirty every day in =
terms of=20
risk, I don't think you can lead the men and women of American =
intelligence, or=20
capably inform the president," he said. </P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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