Last week was the annual conferences of Blackhat and Defcon. I really like attending both of these conferences since they help in giving insight into the direction of both attackers and protectors of Cyber information and resources.
One of the most interesting presentations was from Dan Geer, in which he provided a political analysis of cyber related interests. Of the ten areas he covered I wanted to discuss only a few:
One of the most interesting presentations was from Dan Geer, in which he provided a political analysis of cyber related interests. Of the ten areas he covered I wanted to discuss only a few:
- Net Neutrality. I have always heard this term but never really given it much thought. What I liked about Dan's comments was he proposed the internet service provides take a stance between two options:
- Either review everyone's traffic and then be help liable for what's in the traffic...or
- Don't review everyone's traffic and treat all protocols the same.
- Abandonment. Dan posed the question about what happens to items that we abandon (i.e. an old couch left on the street). What right do we have to the couch once someone else has taken it? Are we liable for it? Now, what about software? When a software vendor stops making updates? Are they liable for what others do with it if they are no more upcoming updates?
There was an incredible amount of data presented during the conferences and I hope to provide many more updates.
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