Schneier on Security

Governments lack the expertise to define security policy when it comes to the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT), according to Bruce Schneier, security technologist and a member of the Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame.

Schneier explained that that governments approach topics such as the IoT and cyber security without the technical knowledge to understand the challenges.

“It’s surprising how stark the lack of expertise in tech is in these debates,” he said at Infosecurity Europe in London.

“Expertise in large correlation data bases, algorithmic decision making, IoT, cloud storage and computing, robotics, autonomous agents; these are all things that the government is going to run headlong into and needs to make decisions about…

Cyber defenders are currently fighting a losing battle against hackers and government agencies, according to security expert Bruce Schneier.

Speaking in London on Thursday, the security guru said that with cyber criminals’ attacks increasing in sophistication all the time, incidents like the Target credit card theft will only become more common.

“Security is a battle of attack versus defence and right now on the internet attack is much easier than defence,” he said at the Good Exchange event, attended by V3.

Schneier pointed to advanced persistent threats (APT) as an area where organisations are woefully ill-prepared to prevent attacks…

The world’s governments are destined to fail in their attempts to control the internet, according to BT security expert Bruce Schneier.

Schneier claimed that the internet is currently going through a dark period, with legislators creating ill-conceived cyber policies that are damaging rather than helping online developments.

“Governments are starting to use it [the internet] for power,” said Schneier at a press conference in London.

“We’re hitting a period in internet history where governments are seizing more control; one where governments that don’t understand the internet are trying to interfere with it.”…