Cybersecurity Starts At Home

In a joint venture with the National Cyber Security Alliance, the federal government is planning to spend $1 million on television ads educating home and small business Internet users about the benefits of firewalls and anti-virus software. U.S. Gov't Plans Internet Security Ads [TechNews.com]. This is like the Fall '02 Homeland Security campaign to have families prepare a safe room with plastic wrap and duct tape for windows. It offers a false sense of security and is an unfortunate illustration that government leacks either the will or the means to take any real concrete steps on cybersecurity.

 Posted by glenn