US and Canada Launch Joint Cybersecurity Plan 42
wiredmikey writes "Canada and the United States announced Friday they were launching a joint cybsersecurity plan that aims to better protect critical digital infrastructure and improve the response to cyber incidents. Under the action plan, the US Department of Homeland Security and Public Safety Canada will cooperate to protect vital cyber systems and respond to and recover from any cyber disruptions, by improving collaboration on managing cyber incidents between their respective cyber security operation centers, enhancing information sharing and engagement with the private sector and pursuing US-Canadian collaboration to promote cyber security awareness to the public."
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If you define "sane" as "brown-nosing kid sucking up to the class bully", then yes. Where for "class" you can read "NATO". Europe already provides a direct pipeline of all our data for the US' perusal, without expecting anything in return.
More specifically in the Netherlands, all the current minister AND his sidekick of "justice and security" seem to be able to do is to look at the UK and the USoA and then find "reasons" why the very worst of both are just the thing for already-regulated-to-the-gills the Ne
You keep using that word (Score:1)
If added more CYBER to my diet (and vocabulary) the world would be a safe, happy place. Butterflies would sky dance above the meadows.
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Too much cyber gives me gas and makes me feel all bloated
let me guess how this works... (Score:4, Insightful)
Under the action plan, the US Department of Homeland Security and Public Safety Canada will cooperate to
send lots of money in no bid contracts to major campaign donors
improve the response to cyber incidents
fill viagra prescriptions for pennies on the dollar in Canada?
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Under the action plan, the US Department of Homeland Security and Public Safety Canada will cooperate to
send lots of money in no bid contracts to major campaign donors
improve the response to cyber incidents
fill viagra prescriptions for pennies on the dollar in Canada?
And protect their strategic maple syrup reserves!
Re:let me guess how this works... (Score:4, Interesting)
They of course will also use the opportunity to strengthen our internet infrastructure by routing all Canadian traffic through a building physically located within the US, and all US traffic through a building physically located within Canada, because traffic flowing over a border automagically makes it less vulnerable. And it happens to eliminate virtually all laws that may apply to said traffic, but this is merely a coincidence.
Cybercurity in cyberspace (Score:5, Funny)
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Freedom (Score:1, Troll)
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You forgot a few "cyber"s. Here's a corrected one: (Score:2, Funny)
"Cyber Canada and the Cyber United States announced Cyber Friday they were cyber-launching a cyber-joint cybsersecurity cyberplan that cyberaims to cyberbetter cyberprotect cybercritical cyberdigital cyberstructure and cyberimprove the cyberresponse to cybercyber cyberincidents. Under the cyberaction cyberplan, the Cyber US Cyber Department of Cyber Homeland Cyber Security and Cyber Public Cyber Safety Cyber Canada will cybercooperate to cyberprotect cybervital cybercyber cybersystems and cyberrespond to an
Hand washing (Score:2, Insightful)
Great. Since the net infrastructure of both countries is tightly interconnected, this means that whenever the US wants to do something shady, they can now do it it Canada, and viceversa. In fact, it makes it very easy to bypass local law and regulations...
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Don't be too hasty to assume the US is the bad player here. This is Vic "anyone who likes privacy is a child pornographer" Toews we're talking about.
Cost of implementation was a huge barrier to C-30 so if he can find a reason to force network upgrades anyway, why not just throw in a little online spying capability while they're at it and suddenly a huge stumbling block for C-30 (or whatever similar bill replaces it) is removed.
What REALLY happened (Score:5, Insightful)
Where upon our Prime Minister jumps to his feet, tugs his forelock and chirps "Yes! Sir!"
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This needs to be done because of course that Canada far to often has refused to play along with the US imperialism plan and toss a bunch of the soldiers into the gears of the war for cash machine.
The US wants a direct feed into the Canadian cyber infrastructure to be able to intercept discussion counter to US policy demands early to allow the propaganda 'er' public relations machine to adjust Canadian thinking.
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I think it's more likely Harper phoned, begging for it. He seems to go out of his way, looking for raw deals for Canada.
Oh. Canada. (Score:1, Funny)
Slashdot. News for hosers. Stuff that matters, eh?
Cybersecurity in Canada (Score:1)
HEY KID! Turn off that web cam!
Protection of profits (Score:5, Insightful)
Nooo (Score:2)
Cyberinsecurity (Score:1)
Joint effort to launder taxpayer money.
Some of those pork barrels have Canadian bacon.
Harper and his Puppet Masters (Score:1)
When told to jump, Harper asks how high on the way up by his keepers.
This is yet another means for those of you south of the border to have your rights ignored through the use of a foreign agency to do the spying for your stable masters. If we are good boys up here... we might get a reach around.
Hey Bevis, he said Cyber... huh huh, huh huh... (Score:1)
This makes perfect sense (Score:1, Interesting)
We share a lot of resources, power grids, transportation networks, and airspace. We formed NORAD 60 years ago to defend North America from air attacks across the North Pole and to manage airspace along our border. Today we work to patrol North American airspace whenever we have a lot pilot or a hijacked airplane. It only makes sense to build a united front against digital attacks on our infrastructure.
"cyber" used 5 times in one sentence (Score:1)