http://ctovision.com/2009/01/the-future-of-cyber-security-and-cyber-conflict/ Context for the enterprise technologist Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ctovision.com/2009/01/the-future-of-cyber-security-and-cyber-conflict/#comment-278 Bob Gourley Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:00:18 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=117#comment-278 AJ I'm with you on that, and I also think you invoke a good analogy when you mention aerospace. In that particular battlespace the analogy is good because in aerospace the country could dominate for 50 years because of strong partnerships with industry. We won WWII and the Cold War for lots of reasons including brave people but also because industry could out produce more technologically advanced capabilities than our adversaries. I hope the same will be true in cyber. To do so, maybe we need to treat our cyber industry with the same respect and partnership we treated our aerospace industry? Cheers, Bob AJ I'm with you on that, and I also think you invoke a good analogy when you mention aerospace. In that particular battlespace the analogy is good because in aerospace the country could dominate for 50 years because of strong partnerships with industry. We won WWII and the Cold War for lots of reasons including brave people but also because industry could out produce more technologically advanced capabilities than our adversaries. I hope the same will be true in cyber. To do so, maybe we need to treat our cyber industry with the same respect and partnership we treated our aerospace industry?
Cheers,
Bob

]]> http://ctovision.com/2009/01/the-future-of-cyber-security-and-cyber-conflict/#comment-277 AJ Clark Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:44:23 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=117#comment-277 Bob, good article. I see the real challenge as developing a Cyber Policy that frames the threat. Newton's III law of motion of every action having an equal and opposite reaction is seen every day online. Do we try to leap ahead to a point where true technological dominance is gained such as that which we have in aerospace and other battle spaces, or do we do a tit-for-tat fight like what we've seen with our more recent counter insurgency operations in low intensity conflicts? Either way, I applaud any government action that recognizes that we may already be losing ground in this conflict and must immediately address it by combining industry and government resources. aj Bob, good article. I see the real challenge as developing a Cyber Policy that frames the threat. Newton's III law of motion of every action having an equal and opposite reaction is seen every day online. Do we try to leap ahead to a point where true technological dominance is gained such as that which we have in aerospace and other battle spaces, or do we do a tit-for-tat fight like what we've seen with our more recent counter insurgency operations in low intensity conflicts? Either way, I applaud any government action that recognizes that we may already be losing ground in this conflict and must immediately address it by combining industry and government resources.
aj

]]> http://ctovision.com/2009/01/the-future-of-cyber-security-and-cyber-conflict/#comment-276 Bob Gourley Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:35:59 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=117#comment-276 Jeffrey, thanks for bringing attention to these important operational cyber matters. Cheers, Bob Jeffrey, thanks for bringing attention to these important operational cyber matters.
Cheers,
Bob

]]> http://ctovision.com/2009/01/the-future-of-cyber-security-and-cyber-conflict/#comment-275 Jeffrey Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:27:24 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=117#comment-275 Hey Bob, thanks for the pointer to my Kyrgyz cyber attack post. The investigation is ongoing and I hope to have some conclusions posted soon. Hey Bob, thanks for the pointer to my Kyrgyz cyber attack post. The investigation is ongoing and I hope to have some conclusions posted soon.

]]> http://ctovision.com/2009/01/the-future-of-cyber-security-and-cyber-conflict/#comment-274 ctovision Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:09:53 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=117#comment-274 Thanks Bob, I appreciate that and agree totally. This is going to take leadership and resources. If the government tracked its IT investments in a way that would let us calculate the value of current "legacy" computer systems it might be on the order of $500B or so. Do we want to replace all that right away so it can be more secure? That isn't in the budget. Even just making this old stuff more secure (not replacing it) will be costly. But it needs to be done. Thanks Bob, I appreciate that and agree totally. This is going to take leadership and resources. If the government tracked its IT investments in a way that would let us calculate the value of current "legacy" computer systems it might be on the order of $500B or so. Do we want to replace all that right away so it can be more secure? That isn't in the budget. Even just making this old stuff more secure (not replacing it) will be costly. But it needs to be done.

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