How About Calling Your Senators?
I just called the offices of both my senators (Schumer and Gillibrand). I said I was calling about cybersecurity and mentioned the Lockheed Martin breach as the impetus for my call. Both people I spoke to were aware of the Lockheed Martin breach, but were not, of course, aware of Trusted Platform Modules.
I told them about TPMs, how they can identify a computer and how a company can limit access to its network to its own computers. I mentioned the Trusted Computing Group and the NSA Trusted Computing Division, and the past and upcoming September conferences.
I mentioned various other aspects, such as entrenched IT security experts and the slowness of DoD adoption. I mentioned Joe Trippi to one. I mentioned Wave as the reason that I have any knowledge about the subject.
Senator Schumer’s rep asked if I thought legislation was needed. I said I didn’t know, but somebody needs to be out there making some noise about it.
Each senator's rep said they prepare a daily report for the senator about what constituents have called about.
