The House of Lords held a two-hour debate on protection from cyber attacks, according to multiple public reports.  It certainly sounds like they have identified the issues.  According to V3.co.uk:

"Who is in charge of setting the standards of security for our critical national infrastructure? Who is responsible for attributing where attacks are coming from? Who is responsible for managing resilience and recovery should an attack take place? Who is responsible, if necessary, for retaliation or taking out those who are carrying out these attacks?" [Lord Harris of Haringey] asked.

Finally, Lord Browne of Ladyton argued that the priority for organisations internationally is to find ways to ease the detection of cyber attacks and the prosecution of those responsible.

"Internationally, in the absence of sufficient treaty law or UN statutes dealing explicitly with cyber actions, we need urgently to define the role that international law should play in covering either offensive or defensive cyber actions," he said.

The entire article can be found at http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2271633/lords-discuss-uk-cyber-security?page=1 and is copyright of Incisive Media Investments Limited 2010, Published by Incisive Financial Publishing Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX.

That certainly sounds about right:

• standards for security
• attribution
• resilience and recovery
• "retaliation or taking out those who are carrying out these attacks" or offensive cyber security
• "ease the detection of cyber attacks" or attribution
• prosecution
• define the role of International Law.

Dead on.

The House of Lords held a two-hour debate on protection from cyber attacks, according to multiple public reports.  It certainly sounds like they have identified the issues.  According to V3.co.uk:

"Who is in charge of setting the standards of security for our critical national infrastructure? Who is responsible for attributing where attacks are coming from? Who is responsible for managing resilience and recovery should an attack take place? Who is responsible, if necessary, for retaliation or taking out those who are carrying out these attacks?" [Lord Harris of Haringey] asked.

Finally, Lord Browne of Ladyton argued that the priority for organisations internationally is to find ways to ease the detection of cyber attacks and the prosecution of those responsible.

"Internationally, in the absence of sufficient treaty law or UN statutes dealing explicitly with cyber actions, we need urgently to define the role that international law should play in covering either offensive or defensive cyber actions," he said.

The entire article can be found at http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2271633/lords-discuss-uk-cyber-security?page=1 and is copyright of Incisive Media Investments Limited 2010, Published by Incisive Financial Publishing Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX.

That certainly sounds about right:

• standards for security
• attribution
• resilience and recovery
• "retaliation or taking out those who are carrying out these attacks" or offensive cyber security
• "ease the detection of cyber attacks" or attribution
• prosecution
• define the role of International Law.

Dead on.