Since the nature of hackers is to look at ways to fix broken things, there were many suggestions provided: Stop the outsourcing of ethical accountability to contractors, increase the visibility of the activities of Intelligence operators and increase the discussion of ethics within the security community.
When all are shown to be equally guilty, there is equality. One thing’s for sure it had the effect of ending the cyber relationship of which country is “more guilty” by trespassing on their citizens’ privacy and civil rights. We will never know if Snowden’s revelations were orchestrated or not. Snowden’s revelations have effectively leveled the playing field, allowing the dialogue between the two nations to move beyond a game of cyber-pokey-chest and discuss items of trade – ultimately a far more important (and potentially lucrative) dialogue. regularly accuses China of cyber espionage and uses China’s internet censorship as a constant barb in any official discussion or sound bite. The cyber-relationship between China and the U.S., the two largest economies in the world, are strained.
Interestingly, there is a whispered conspiracy theory that Snowden’s revelations were actually helpful to the U.S. The customer privacy policy of every major provider of service on the Internet is now called into question. Although it confirms what most people suspected was happening, the secrecy and complicity of the Public, Private, Partnership (P3) is perhaps the most troubling. Snowden’s revelations, whether courageous or reckless (depending on your view), will have far reaching consequences for the U.S. Snowden’s revelations & consequences for US Personally, I believe that the shaming will be done in a different and more personal forum. Grass roots movements are not going to start if those responsible are asked not to appear to face the consequences of their actions.” Government attendance at DEFCON has prevented the public shaming of individuals who traded ethics for pay checks. Many DEFCON coordinators claimed “excluding the ‘official’ U.S. The hopes of many of the 15,000 attendees that the Snowden event may trigger an awaking of consciousness at a high level of government and industry may not be realized. Jeff Moss’ request for the Federal Government to remove themselves from the conference was deeply controversial in the info sec community – especially considering that he and his DEFCON staff have deep ties to the U.S. Government was doing it – although perhaps the tinfoil hat was overkill. “I owe an apology to every crazy person I’ve ever met who was obsessed with the idea the government was listening to them and recording their every online activity.” The feeling of betrayal by the Federal government was evident from regular sarcastic remarks during the event and, more specifically, in the words of one presenter at DEFCON, This year Jeff Moss, the founder of Black Hat and DEFCON, asked the Federal government to remove itself from the conference. The ACLU was quick to identify that the NSA’s unfettered surveillance activity may violate the judicial privilege of the Attorney Client relationship one of the most important foundations of the American criminal justice system. Defending your network against malware and exploit has come to include discussions around confidentiality. The complicity of telecommunication companies, Internet Service Providers, Google, Facebook and Twitter has impacted heavily on the psyche of those which maintain, implement and fix the Internet. Whether hailed as a hero or reviled as a villain, his controversial revelations about PRISM shook the very foundations of the Internet. Government has been diligent in trying to maintain the narrative of “surveillance is necessary for the security of the state.” In their estimate, this may in fact be the case, but many in the groups I talked with have challenges embracing this notion.
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As a security professional and former intelligence analyst, these security conferences only confirmed to me that our digital world is fragile, wounded and in need of – if you talk to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) or Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – an ethical reboot. More than 15,000 IT security practitioners shared their thoughts on the complex, challenging and ever-evolving digital world.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Throughout the last week of July and the first week of August (encompassing Black Hat, B-Sides, IOactive and the “mother of all security conventions” DEFCON ) there were easily thousands of discussions and presentations on security.
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