Re:Osborne’s National Spider Plan – Replacing “cyber” with “...
by pjc50 on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @04:15PM
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cyberspace actually means something
What does it mean exactly? It's not a real place. It's a term from pre-mass-internet science fiction. It's not a term of art. It's not how people in the business talk about it. Talking about "cyber-" is nearly always a giveaway that somone doesn't know what they're talking about.
Computer security, yes. Or information security.
Part of the problem is that the UK government is trying to pass a law to enable their own use of "targeted equipment interference", i.e. state sponsored hacking. This prevents us having an honest conversation about who is defending against whom and how.
We could really do with a "cyber" Geneva convention globally prohibiting the use or secret development of hacking tools by governments against civilians, including their own civilians.
What does it mean exactly? It's not a real place. It's a term from pre-mass-internet science fiction. It's not a term of art. It's not how people in the business talk about it. Talking about "cyber-" is nearly always a giveaway that somone doesn't know what they're talking about.
Computer security, yes. Or information security.
Part of the problem is that the UK government is trying to pass a law to enable their own use of "targeted equipment interference", i.e. state sponsored hacking. This prevents us having an honest conversation about who is defending against whom and how.
We could really do with a "cyber" Geneva convention globally prohibiting the use or secret development of hacking tools by governments against civilians, including their own civilians.