http://hybridvigor.org/2008/12/11/an-initial-reaction-to-the-csis-report-on-cyberspace-security/ Improving decisions and outcomes through collaboration and deliberation Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:58:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://hybridvigor.org/2008/12/11/an-initial-reaction-to-the-csis-report-on-cyberspace-security/comment-page-1/#comment-12416 The Hybrid Vigor Institute | hybridvigor.net Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:28:13 +0000 http://hybridvigor.org/2008/12/11/an-initial-reaction-to-the-csis-report-on-cyberspace-security/#comment-12416 [...] If good fences make good neighbors, then what do high security fences make? There are lots of people that would like you to believe that strong security is the pathway to confidence, safety, and trust. In my previous post, I commented briefly on how the CSIS panel’s focus on security was well meaning, but off base. A security apparatus is more effectively used as tool of exploitation than as a pathway to trust. Institutions that thrive on secrecy, high security, and controls are most likely unworthy of trust. [...] [...] If good fences make good neighbors, then what do high security fences make? There are lots of people that would like you to believe that strong security is the pathway to confidence, safety, and trust. In my previous post, I commented briefly on how the CSIS panel’s focus on security was well meaning, but off base. A security apparatus is more effectively used as tool of exploitation than as a pathway to trust. Institutions that thrive on secrecy, high security, and controls are most likely unworthy of trust. [...]

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