Comments on: Want a new information superiority idea? Read an old book http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/ News, analysis and context on enterprise technology for the CTO Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ctovision http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-504 ctovision Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:39:24 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-504 Peter, Thanks for the note. I'm amazed at Clarke and how he can make us think with open minds. I also appreciate your bias for action. When things are a priority our nation can get things done, and I think this should be a priority. Bob Peter, Thanks for the note. I'm amazed at Clarke and how he can make us think with open minds. I also appreciate your bias for action. When things are a priority our nation can get things done, and I think this should be a priority. Bob

]]> By: Bob Gourley http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4995 Bob Gourley Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:39:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4995 Peter, Thanks for the note. I'm amazed at Clarke and how he can make us think with open minds. I also appreciate your bias for action. When things are a priority our nation can get things done, and I think this should be a priority. Bob Peter,

Thanks for the note. I’m amazed at Clarke and how he can make us think with open minds. I also appreciate your bias for action. When things are a priority our nation can get things done, and I think this should be a priority.

Bob

]]> By: peterbartram http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-503 peterbartram Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:15:34 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-503 Bob,Great observations Bob.. Clarke was very insightful (also on satellites).It would have been interesting if the WSJ reporter had gone to various CRYPTO experts and companies and asked how long they think it would take to get the feed out of the clear based on off-the-shelf CRYPTO technology. Then maybe the DoD brass would light-a-fire and get the security deployed next week. I agree with your point Bob, it's also symbolic of the disconnect in understanding of the asymmetric cyber threat.BTW to florwater, we don't need to wait for the technology, we have it. It's just lazy software programming,scheduling, and lack of investment on the part of the drone vendor. Sadly for our forces and our success, our enemy is laughing at us while taking evasive action. Bob,Great observations Bob.. Clarke was very insightful (also on satellites).It would have been interesting if the WSJ reporter had gone to various CRYPTO experts and companies and asked how long they think it would take to get the feed out of the clear based on off-the-shelf CRYPTO technology. Then maybe the DoD brass would light-a-fire and get the security deployed next week. I agree with your point Bob, it's also symbolic of the disconnect in understanding of the asymmetric cyber threat.BTW to florwater, we don't need to wait for the technology, we have it. It's just lazy software programming,scheduling, and lack of investment on the part of the drone vendor. Sadly for our forces and our success, our enemy is laughing at us while taking evasive action.

]]> By: Anonymous http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4994 Anonymous Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4994 Bob, Great observations Bob.. Clarke was very insightful (also on satellites). It would have been interesting if the WSJ reporter had gone to various CRYPTO experts and companies and asked how long they think it would take to get the feed out of the clear based on off-the-shelf CRYPTO technology. Then maybe the DoD brass would light-a-fire and get the security deployed next week. I agree with your point Bob, it's also symbolic of the disconnect in understanding of the asymmetric cyber threat. BTW to florwater, we don't need to wait for the technology, we have it. It's just lazy software programming,scheduling, and lack of investment on the part of the drone vendor. Sadly for our forces and our success, our enemy is laughing at us while taking evasive action. Bob,

Great observations Bob.. Clarke was very insightful (also on satellites).

It would have been interesting if the WSJ reporter had gone to various CRYPTO experts and companies and asked how long they think it would take to get the feed out of the clear based on off-the-shelf CRYPTO technology. Then maybe the DoD brass would light-a-fire and get the security deployed next week. I agree with your point Bob, it’s also symbolic of the disconnect in understanding of the asymmetric cyber threat.

BTW to florwater, we don’t need to wait for the technology, we have it. It’s just lazy software programming,scheduling, and lack of investment on the part of the drone vendor. Sadly for our forces and our success, our enemy is laughing at us while taking evasive action.

]]> By: ctovision http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-502 ctovision Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:39:24 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-502 Peter, Thanks for the note. I'm amazed at Clarke and how he can make us think with open minds. I also appreciate your bias for action. When things are a priority our nation can get things done, and I think this should be a priority. Bob Peter, Thanks for the note. I'm amazed at Clarke and how he can make us think with open minds. I also appreciate your bias for action. When things are a priority our nation can get things done, and I think this should be a priority. Bob

]]> By: Bob Gourley http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4993 Bob Gourley Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:56:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4993 Those are really good points too and those were brought out in the short story exactly as you laid out. But did you also see the threads I highlight about arrogance and a belief in being superior? Anyway, the short story is a great read and should be re-read by every military decision-maker and planner and acquisition type, I think. Thanks for commenting. Those are really good points too and those were brought out in the short story exactly as you laid out. But did you also see the threads I highlight about arrogance and a belief in being superior? Anyway, the short story is a great read and should be re-read by every military decision-maker and planner and acquisition type, I think. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: floralwater http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4992 floralwater Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:38:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4992 Bob -- I think you've got the allegory backwards. This is exactly the opposite of "Superiority". Rather than wait for the perfect, hit it out of the ball park solution (reliable, secure, wide-spread, high-speed encryption in a field portable receiver for every Soldier/Sailor/Airman/Marine) to field a capability that has apparently been vital to success, the US went with what worked immediately. It's better to have an imperfect capability that's there now, and has proved its worth, and then to improve it as needed. If this were "Superiority", I'm thinking that we'd currently have next to nothing, and everyone would still be waiting on the X-45 or X-47 or some such to be coming out "soon, real soon, trust us!". Bob — I think you’ve got the allegory backwards. This is exactly the opposite of “Superiority”. Rather than wait for the perfect, hit it out of the ball park solution (reliable, secure, wide-spread, high-speed encryption in a field portable receiver for every Soldier/Sailor/Airman/Marine) to field a capability that has apparently been vital to success, the US went with what worked immediately. It’s better to have an imperfect capability that’s there now, and has proved its worth, and then to improve it as needed. If this were “Superiority”, I’m thinking that we’d currently have next to nothing, and everyone would still be waiting on the X-45 or X-47 or some such to be coming out “soon, real soon, trust us!”.

]]> By: Bob Gourley http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4991 Bob Gourley Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:01:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4991 Joe, Thanks for the comment. I'll see you around. Joe, Thanks for the comment. I’ll see you around.

]]> By: Joe Boutte http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4990 Joe Boutte Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:47:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4990 Thanks for the reference and the reminders! I may download the book to my Kindle. Thanks for the reference and the reminders! I may download the book to my Kindle.

]]> By: Bob Gourley http://ctovision.com/2009/12/want-a-new-information-superiority-idea-read-an-old-book/#comment-4989 Bob Gourley Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:23:00 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=1438#comment-4989 Thanks for the comment Zach. Your raise some good points here. I do hope a consequence of this will be a more open architecture for the UAV fleet. Seems like we need a way to rapidly change/patch/fix/improve our fielded platforms without having to send them all back to the factory for an update. Thanks for the comment Zach. Your raise some good points here. I do hope a consequence of this will be a more open architecture for the UAV fleet. Seems like we need a way to rapidly change/patch/fix/improve our fielded platforms without having to send them all back to the factory for an update.

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