Political Quotes

“as we head into the twenty-first century, computer-related crime is one of the greatest challenges facing law enforcement. Many of our critical infrastructures and our government depend upon the reliability and security of complex computer systems. We need to make sure that these essential systems are protected from all forms of attack. The legislation I am introducing today will help law enforcement investigate and prosecute those who jeopardize the integrity of our computer systems and the Internet. Whether we work in the private sector or in government, we negotiate daily through a variety of security checkpoints designed to protect ourselves from being victimized by crime or targeted by terrorists. For instance, congressional buildings like this one use cement pillars placed at entrances, photo identification cards, metal detectors, x-ray scanners, and security guards to protect the physical space. These security steps and others have become ubiquitous in the private sector as well. Yet all these physical barriers can be circumvented using the wires that run into every building to support the computers and computer networks that are the mainstay of how we communicate and do business. This plain fact was amply demonstrated by the recent hacker attacks on E-Trade, ZDNet, Datek, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon.com and other Internet sites.”