Comments on: Homeland Security secretary proposes 'Manhattan Project'

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says Silicon Valley should send "best and brightest" to work with government on preventing cyberattacks.

[scdecade]

How would this help?

The primary threat to the peace and security of the American people is the federal government. They were responsible for 9/11, they lied about the pretense for war, they torture people, and they unilaterally revoked the 4th amendment to the Constitution. I'd burn my own eyelids off with a torch before I helped the government keep secrets from the people.

[n3td3v]

The DHS has no credibility left

"Cyberthreats have enabled terrorists and criminals to do the kind of damage they would never be able to contemplate doing in the real world."

You should have thought about that before you invaded Iraq you ******* wank.

All the best,

n3td3v

[russkeller]

The Right Idea Wrong Government

Finally someone IN government points out the obvious. Now if only we can keep the vultures from milking it and get people on board who are going to do the job. I find that part doubtful.

[Lee in San Diego]

The best defense is a ...

The best defense is a good offense. If you can defend against a
cyber attack you know to conduct one.

[jake989]

Chertoff is a Zen koan

To say that we need a 'Manhattan project' for computer security is to unask your own question because it's so clueless. To think that you can fight an asymmetric, distributed threat with a top down government-funded project indicates how out of touch this guy is with anything approaching reality.

As for the 'which plane would you board', this response is a direct appeal to people's fears. The 9/11 bombers _had valid identification_.

Can we have a law saying we can sue the DHS for malpractice?

[scdecade]

Wow

Amen. Very well said.

[DemiHampster]

Militarization of Cyberspace

No one has ever been killed in cyberspace. If the government is
that worried, maybe they should just stay the f*ck out. Problem
solved.