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Obama CTO - Top Priority Idea
When http://www.ObamaCTO.org posed the question “Barack Obama is going to appoint the nation’s first CTO. What are the top priorities?”, it struck me as a very good time to come up with something truly useful.
There are a lot of different tasks that need tackling by the new CTO (whoever he/she/it is), but as a Security Administrator for a hosting company, my perspective is a bit different. The explosion of the web has led, of course, to the explosion of hostile code, fraud, and network attacks, with the United States leading the pack.
My Idea?
Negotiate escalation procedures between ISPs/Providers
ISPs and owners of large networks (hosting companies, colo facilities, Military networks, large corporations) should have an established method of escalating incidents between each other.
Any company with a minimum network size of ____ IPs is required to register. Only registered members can escalate between each other, ensuring that each complaint/escalation is properly formed.
Anyone reporting an incident would provide proof (logs, urls, etc) as necessary.
Depending on the reputation of the reporting entity (i.e. military vs. small ISP), automated action can be taken against the offender(s)
Volunteer organizations, corporations, and other good netizens can join the fight against botnets, spammers, and virii-laden machines.
Companies would have a responsiveness score, showing the community how quickly and seriously they respond to threats.
What do you think? Send me a twitter @MarcelChastain , and vote at http://www.obamacto.org/.
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