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Nation states don't have access to Google Project Zero's institutional knowledge and experience, except maybe the US. I think that knowledge and experience is a
by qppo 6y ago
Nation states don't have access to Google Project Zero's institutional knowledge and experience, except maybe the US. I think that knowledge and experience is a higher barrier than people give credit.
Really the best way to prevent state level actors from developing exploits is to hire and repatriate or assassinate their talent. Seems to work for nuclear secrets.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Really the best way to prevent state level actors from developing exploits is to hire and repatriate or assassinate their talent. Seems to work for nuclear secrets. It tends to get used for nuclear secrets, but it doesn't seem to be as much effective at that goal as it is at providing a momentary salve on the feelings of impotence that go along with not having an effective method for that goal. The only thing that really seems to work in that regard is altering the (international or domestic or both) political context to remove the motive for seeking the nuclear weapons technology in the first place, whether by externally-imposed regime change (Iraq) or a combination of resolving international tensions and domestic government transitions (Argentina/Brazil).
- qppo 6y agoIn any game information asymmetry creates an advantage, so I don't know how you remove incentive to secure information or break its security.
- scoot 6y ago> Nation states don't have access to Google Project Zero's institutional knowledge and experience, except maybe the US I think you might be underestimating the technical sophistication of the intelligence agencies of many foreign powers (including the UK, China, Russia, Israel to name a few).