Do we need an internet Czar?

[GGD]

Sometimes government involvement in internet security can be a good thing and can work.

http://www.cert.org/faq/cert_faq.html

The CERT/CC, a major center for internet security problems, was established in November 1988, after the "Morris Worm" brought down much of the internet and demonstrated the growing network's susceptibility to attack. Shortly after that, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) charged the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) with both establishing a capability to quickly and effectively coordinate communication among experts during security emergencies in order to prevent future incidents and building awareness of security issues across the Internet community. CERT/CC staff members provide technical advice and coordinate responses to security compromises, identify trends in intruder activity, analyze product vulnerabilities, work with other security experts to identify solutions to security problems and ways to prevent the problems in the future, and disseminate information to the broad community.