Op-Ed: What a house cat can teach us about cybersecurity (via latimesopinion)
The news today often contains reports about cybersecurity breaches that steal our data or threaten our national security. The nation spends billions of dollars on cybersecurity measures, and yet we seem unable to get ahead of this problem. Why are our computers so hard to protect?
I have the advantage of unlimited material resources compared to those available to the cat — I am presumably smarter than a cat, I have greater manual dexterity, and I’m a higher mammal who knows how to use tools. So why did I lose this battle so decisively?To succeed against a determined attacker , I have to be willing to go all in sooner rather than later. Even then, my victory may not be entirely decisive.
Pounce has a powerful protector whose wrath I am unwilling to confront for diplomatic reasons. Hackers operating out of foreign states often have the backing of those governments, even if they are nominally operating as free agents, and we may not have adequate leverage to persuade their protectors to take action.
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