NOTE FROM KIM:

The Critical Infrastructure Protection Board,
created by President Bush, recently released a
federal strategy for cybersecurity.

The Top 9 Surprises in
Bush’s Cybersecurity Plan

9> NSA now scanning e-mail for the words “Dubya,” “shrub” and “pretzel.”

8> Suggests that backup copies of all classified information be stored where it can never be found — preferably with Dick Cheney.

7> First entry in list of blocked IP addresses maps to FloridaDemocrats.org.

6> All users required to use new secure software by Microsoft.

5> Random e-mail routinely sniffed by specially trained dogs.

4> Recommends a pre-emptive attack on AOL before they can successfully develop 9.0.

3> Americans encouraged to spend at least 30 minutes a day viewing porn sites to look for hidden messages from the Taliban.

2> Tough enforcement clause means Bin Laden’s biggest legal worry may be using spoofed addresses.

and the Number 1 Surprise in Bush’s Cybersecurity Plan…

1> Kevin Mitnick named as nation’s new Cyber Czar.

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Credits:

Selected from 30 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Todd Sinclair, Whidbey Island, WA — 1, 3
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 2, 7
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — 4
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 5
Daniel Attema, Adelaide, Australia — 6, 9
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator