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Internet Needs 'cyber Fire Department' to Protect Web Users, Claims Vint Cerf
"What we need is a cyber fire department to defend us from attacks," Google's Vinton Cerf said in a speech at Telefonica's Campus Party.
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The Internet needs a cyber fire department to keep risks found on websites and services from spreading, says Google chief Internet evangelist and ACM president Vint Cerf. Speaking at Telefonica's Campus Party event in London, Cerf says a response force would help protect those who do not have the means to do so.
"In the Internet environment there are many fires caused by cyberattacks — trojans, malwares, worms, DDoS, and so forth — and many small businesses and individuals are not prepared to respond to that, or don't have the capability," he says. Cerf points out that some issues are mistakes, and that is why a cyber fire department is needed rather than a cyber police department.
Cerf also addressed the issue of net neutrality, saying the Internet must remain free and open, although he observes that greater cooperation with the government is needed due to emerging threats. "While there are lots of technology issues with the expanding Internet, the harder problems are around policy as there is a great deal of tension about who is in charge of the Internet and who should control its evolution," Cerf says. New markets such as Africa and the Pacific Islands also will be vital to the future of the Internet, he notes.
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