July 31, 2002
White House Sounds Call For New Internet Standards
White House Sounds Call For New Internet Standards
The expected wireless Web revolution may prompt the federal government to fund a redesign of the protocols that underpin the Internet, the White House's chief cybersecurity adviser said today. Richard Clarke, the administration's cybersecurity czar, said it may be time to consider replacing the "creaky, cranky" 20-year-old protocols that drive the Internet with standards better suited to accommodate a flood of new wireless devices -- and the security holes that may come with them.
Posted by rshah at July 31, 2002 12:00 PM