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Exactly this. The US government thinks about computer security as a kind of war - cyberwar - and for better or for worse it has adapted the mindset that "securi
by superuser2 10y ago
Exactly this. The US government thinks about computer security as a kind of war - cyberwar - and for better or for worse it has adapted the mindset that "security by demonstrated capability to drop scary bombs with brutal precision and efficiency" is more realistic than "security by making every building bomb proof."
Geopolitics these days isn't about impenetrable borders, it's about deterrence by ability to project force. They are looking at IT security the same way.
- atdt 10y agoRe-orienting the NSA's mission to focus on improving security through public research and technology transfer (like SELinux) is the most viable option for stopping the current arms race. There seem to be a shortage of people at the NSA who have the visionary power to imagine a future in which computing is secure. Which is a shame, because it is a future we can realize; the building blocks are here.