Journal 3: May 31

article used:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10252154-38.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

Terrorism is a big concern is America, especially after September 11, when terrorists attacked to take down the World Trade Center. Well now it is becoming evident that physical attack is not the only way to commit terrorism. Cyber-terrorism is possible because of how huge the internet and technology is becoming in everyday life and in the use for the government.

Well President Obama said that America is “not as prepared” as it should be to respond to cyber- terrorism and he has now created a new position in the White House for a cybersecurity coordinator. However, many people are worried about the government regulating the internet and if it will cut into “privacy”. Nevertheless, President Obama made it clear that it will not harm people’s privacy. He stated that "Our pursuit of cybersecurity will not -- I repeat, will not include -- monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic." The fact is that the internet has become a huge part of society and can be away for terrorists to undermine America. Senator John Rockefeller and Olympia Snowe, members of the Commerce and Intelligence committees, said that “no other president in American history has elevated this issue to that level and we thank Obama for this leadership.” There are many sections of this five hundred page bill. Section 3 of the bill calls for the establishment of an advisory committee to the president of the cybersecurity issues and says that they “shall advise the President on matters relating to the national cybersecurity program and strategy.” This part of the bill will allow President Obama to keep up to date with all the cyber threats being used to get to the government (Bellovin 1).

I believe that this new position in the White House will be very beneficial because the United States needs someone to be able to manage the Internet when it comes to government issues and be able to respond to an attack on the cyber. Also, President Obama is expected to sign an order to create a military cybercommand because America already has many computer weapons that must be prepared for use. The author of this article did a good job covering the topic and stating some issues people might have with the new cybersecurity plan. Nonetheless, President Obama’s plan I think is very wise and will help the government protect our society from harmful terrorist attacks.

References:
Bellovin, Steven. "The Cybersecurity Act of 2009." CircleID. 13 Apr. 2009. 31 May 2009 . http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090413_cybersecurity_act_of_2009