tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post1224029774803222461..comments2023-10-16T06:06:25.012-04:00Comments on TaoSecurity Blog: The Toughest Question in Digital SecurityRichard Bejtlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512184196416665417noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-32353778675853397842012-02-13T14:41:13.827-05:002012-02-13T14:41:13.827-05:00Sorry, I didn't intend to besmirch the profess...Sorry, I didn't intend to besmirch the professionalism of any computer security people. However, many decisions are made above their pay level, by executives who are more interested in quarterly results than in the security of their organizations or of the USA. If any of the people you know have ever been denied budget, staffing, or even their favored work priorities (seems likely!), they might be thinking along the same lines I am.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-2503927507649980342012-02-11T00:11:48.507-05:002012-02-11T00:11:48.507-05:00You're right -- that is conspiracy theorizing....You're right -- that is conspiracy theorizing. I know people at just about every major DIB player, and they all desperately want to stop intrusions.Richard Bejtlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512184196416665417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-14669036003679001172012-02-10T00:55:12.188-05:002012-02-10T00:55:12.188-05:00Pardon my conspiracy theorizing, but it seems that...Pardon my conspiracy theorizing, but it seems that the same parties whose negligence led to the intrusions, i.e. military weapons suppliers, are the primary beneficiaries of the response to the intrusions. I doubt they regret the additional years of development dollars they got out of the deal. This sort of turns the "who cares?" question on its head; it's possible the "victims" in this case cared quite a bit.Jessnoreply@blogger.com