Bush signs directive to monitor internet

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Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring

President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community's role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies' computer systems.

The classified joint directive, signed Jan. 8 and called the National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23, has not been previously disclosed. Plans to expand the NSA's role in cyber-security were reported in the Baltimore Sun in September.

The directive, whose content is classified, authorizes the intelligence agencies, in particular the National Security Agency, to monitor the computer networks of all federal agencies -- including ones they have not previously monitored.

Until now, the government's efforts to protect itself from cyber-attacks -- which run the gamut from hackers to organized crime to foreign governments trying to steal sensitive data -- have been piecemeal. Under the new initiative, a task force headed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will coordinate efforts to identify the source of cyber-attacks against government computer systems. As part of that effort, the Department of Homeland Security will work to protect the systems and the Pentagon will devise strategies for counterattacks against the intruders.

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The NSA has particular expertise in monitoring a vast, complex array of communications systems -- traditionally overseas. The prospect of aiming that power at domestic networks is raising concerns, just as the NSA's role in the government's warrantless domestic-surveillance program has been controversial.

Washington Post

How long has the Internet been around? And, 'we' just noticed cyber-attacks?

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. BUSH SUCKS

pfffffffftttt.

[Sannum]

2. Hi George!

If you are reading this, I just want to say...


GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!

[msongs]

3. why shouldnt he? NOBODY in congress is going to stop him doing anything nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. 'they' already monitor the internet

so Bush is coming clean?

[Trajan]

4. One would expect an organization would do this ....

What took them so long ?

Hell .... PORN sites monitor their portals ....

[Deja Q]

5. The most sensitive stuff should be kept off something as large and intertwined like the internet.

Just my two cents, which glosses over the intricate nuances of how to transfer such information back and forth more effectively...

[flashl]

6. Or move it to Internet2. nt

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. Hey Chimpy? Read This.

You are the worst President this country has ever known, and you are the worst Person to ever occupy the office.

Just so we're clear on things.

[thunder rising]

8. The NSA is a traitor organization now functioning to protect the biggest threat to the US .. BUSH

[thunder rising]

9. I don't know if they even take an oath .. but it sure as hell is to protect Blackwater, Cheney, Bush

[thunder rising]

10. And right out of "Brazill", we have to pay for our own interrogation!

[SpiralHawk]

11. "All your thoughts are belong to us." - Big BushCo republicon homelander fascists

Big BushCo loves you.

[C_U_L8R]

12. hey georgie.!

eat me.

[alphafemale]

13. Just like the Nazis before them that got bogged down by tedious shit.

So shall the new overlords.

I can barely stay ahead of the crap in my own junkmail box.

You want to monitor the entire internet fuckers...?

Well here you go. Swallow hard assholes.

[Warren Stupidity]

20. They have themselves a rather huge data processing capacity.

And they are not interested so much in the content of your email etc. as in who you talk to.

[IDemo]

14. Hello, Mr. Bush

It has come to my attention that you may be able to assist me in transferring a large sum of money from the Central Bank here in Nigeria. Please rest assured that this is all completely valid and legal.

[IsItJustMe]

15. Read my lips GW, "Your policies are severley screwing this country up, just stop, please."

[rzemanfl]

16. Hey! Agent Mike, lots of overtime pay in your future. n/t

[angrycarpenter]

18. If gore had been president

this would have already been done. But it would not be a shadow attempt to spy on the entire internet.Ha! this just shows that they have no idea the resources that would take. Especially when every stupid remark made by a basement dweller is to be looked at and investigated. They have no idea what they are getting into.

[Warren Stupidity]

19. Bringing the NSA inside the borders to snarf the domestic internets

is what this is about. Just another nail in the coffin.

[pleah]

21. Godless Warmongering Bastard!!!!!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

22. China's making itself felt big time, and the NSA can't stop it.

They're freakin' scared- they've neglected computer security for so long they're now years behind the Chinese. And the little yellow brothers* have begun seriously probing our systems and are becoming more successful more often now, and our "government" hasn't a clue as to how to stop it.

My advice to fuckwad is to apologize to and then hire Kevin Mitnick, then put him in charge of our own blocking efforts.

*John Brunner