From: JD Runyan (ListsRunyanRants.Net)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 13:45:02 CST

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On Wednesday 24 March 2004 06:02, InfoSec News wrote:
> http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0322/web-dhs-03-23-04.asp
>
> By Florence Olsen
> March 23, 2004
>
<snipped>
> The 22-page letter criticized DHS officials' performance and asked 57
> questions covering areas such as what DHS is doing about reducing
> software vulnerabilities, and plans for continuity and contingency
> planning.
</snipped>

Since when is the government in the business of righting software? How do they
reduce software vulnerabilities? I don't understand how DHS can deal with
these issues. The most they can do is increase the standards, and institute a
reliable mechanism of enforcing the standards. There certainly have been more
security auditing and expectations in a post 9/11 government. I don't know
what it has bought us, but the government is more acutely aware of the
issues.
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