Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Security Tightens
With hackers more active now than ever, the US government is scared. Last year, the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security, and Commerce, NASA and the National Defense University were all intruded on by hackers. So clearly after all these intrusions the government has come up with a way to increase security.
The answer they found lies in physical "keys". If a user doesn't have a device, they won't be able to get onto the computer networks at work. This seems like a great idea, if you live in the house ou get a key to open the door.
But what happens if you loose your key? Or, what if these devices act more than a key? There are several small devices that act as GPS systems, gathering information about the owner. If the government stars this program, and the security devices really act more than keys, it is very possible that this is the direction that we are going as the public with securing our own property.
A panel will meet on Monday to discuss a report on internet security and the security of information within all the departments.
The answer they found lies in physical "keys". If a user doesn't have a device, they won't be able to get onto the computer networks at work. This seems like a great idea, if you live in the house ou get a key to open the door.
But what happens if you loose your key? Or, what if these devices act more than a key? There are several small devices that act as GPS systems, gathering information about the owner. If the government stars this program, and the security devices really act more than keys, it is very possible that this is the direction that we are going as the public with securing our own property.
A panel will meet on Monday to discuss a report on internet security and the security of information within all the departments.
