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posted by mrpg on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the masaka! dept.

System error: Japan cybersecurity minister admits he has never used a computer

A Japanese minister in charge of cybersecurity has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government's cybersecurity strategy office and also the minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that Tokyo will host in 2020.

In parliament on Wednesday however, he admitted he doesn't use computers. "Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself," he said in a response to an opposition question in a lower house session, local media reported.

He also appeared confused by the question when asked about whether USB drives were in use at Japanese nuclear facilities. His comments were met with incredulity by opposition lawmakers. "It's unbelievable that someone who has not touched computers is responsible for cybersecurity policies," said opposition lawmaker Masato Imai.

And his comments provoked a firestorm online. "Doesn't he feel ashamed?" wrote one Twitter user. "Today any company president uses a PC. He doesn't even know what a USB is. Holy cow."

Another joked that perhaps Sakurada was simply engaged in his own kind of cybersecurity. "If a hacker targets this Minister Sakurada, they wouldn't be able to steal any information. Indeed it might be the strongest kind of security!"

Also at NYT, The Register, and Reuters.


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:15PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:15PM (#762327)

    Not using computers is a life choice. He should proudly martyr himself in the name of diversity!

    On the other hand, those that nominated and accepted him for that position should go lie down in their graves and roll in it. Wouldn't be too much of a loss if they just stayed there, I gather.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:24PM

      by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:24PM (#762328) Journal

      those that nominated and accepted him for that position should go lie down in their graves and roll in it

      The Japanese have an alternate method.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @11:53AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @11:53AM (#762654)

      He knows his game, he is preventing any hacking by not using computers.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by edIII on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:39PM

    by edIII (791) on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:39PM (#762332)

    I was bout to say something sarcastic, then remembered who Putin put into office in America.

    Mr. Sakurada, you are not alone in being woefully unsuited for the job :)

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by jelizondo on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:45PM (22 children)

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:45PM (#762334) Journal

    In my experience, rarely a politician or politically-appointed person has qualifications for the job. In private industry it is about the same, the CEO is a guy/gal from sales who has no fucking idea what happens in the factory floor.

    At those high levels, it is more about attending meetings and securing funding that about technical knowledge.

    • (Score: 5, Insightful) by pipedwho on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:06PM (20 children)

      by pipedwho (2032) on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:06PM (#762342)

      Absolutely. I can understand knocking a guy for being incompetent at his job, but this guys job is about leadership and being able to delegate technical tasks and questions to professionals with in-depth knowledge. Not to come up with half-arsed solutions by himself.

      Laughing at him because he doesn't know what a USB is is funny from a 'look, we found a guy that doesn't play with the toys he's selling' standpoint. And conversely, even he did know, are you then going to grill him about all the possible technical pitfalls that entails, and possible alternatives. You may as well laugh at Bill Gates because he doesn't know the name or details of some .NET interface library. These guys have professionals working for them with a detailed understanding of their speciality to solve problems. As a corollary, a boss that "knows just enough to be dangerous" is far more worthy of ridicule. And I'm sure we've all seen how that can play out.

      That whole article comes across like the banter in a primary school playground where the kids laugh about the teacher because she wasn't down with some inane meme that is sweeping through the third grade like the stench of an overflowing sewerage system.

      • (Score: 2) by legont on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:40PM (2 children)

        by legont (4179) on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:40PM (#762359)

        OK, let's assume you are right. What is that he supposed to do besides delegating to experts? And while we are at it, how the fuck does he know who the experts are?

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        "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:59PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:59PM (#762396)

          This guy is a deep bootlicker who accepts the reasoning of the ruling class without question.
          "It's not about technology it's about people" -- says guy who doesn't know technology.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:24AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:24AM (#762531)

          Yelp reviews and twitter following numbers, duh, hello?!

      • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:45PM (3 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:45PM (#762360)

        Laughing at him because he doesn't know what a USB is...

        How about we roll our eyes at him while we snicker at you?

        USB is an interface standard, not a physical thing. There is no "a USB". There is a USB socket (several of them, actually). There is a USB hub. There is a USB cable. USB is not a thing, it's a type of thing.

        • (Score: 4, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:23PM

          by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:23PM (#762376)

          Oh good lord A/C, we know what he meant, and so did you.

          Relax man, you'll live longer.

        • (Score: 1) by pipedwho on Friday November 16 2018, @01:01AM (1 child)

          by pipedwho (2032) on Friday November 16 2018, @01:01AM (#762439)

          Yeah, thanks, I had no idea what 'a USB' was until you pointed it out. And in no way was I just paraphrasing the Twitter quote from the summary:
          "Today any company president uses a PC. He doesn't even know what a USB is. Holy cow."

          You could have at least pointed out that I missed the possessive apostrophe in "guys" while you were there.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:06PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:06PM (#762371)

        Fully agreed that somebody who is "a good manager and leader but bad technical skills" is better in this role than somebody who is "technically adept but bad with people." On the other hand, I think everybody would agree that it's better to have somebody who is both technically adept (or at least knowledgeable) as well as a good people-person.

        With something as high-profile as this, I don't see why they couldn't have found somebody who was both. seeing how they didn't, because really who doesn't have some experience with computers now-a-days, the question becomes why did they select him?

        To cut through the coy veneer of allusions and insinuations to the real heart of the matter... is this person qualified for his role, and is there government corruption going on here?

        I suspect the answer is semi-qualified, and yes-corruption, but I'd need a lot more information to be positive.

        (Note, I say the same for many of the officials appointed to the Trump administration, when they seem to lack basic credentials related to their departments.)

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:52PM (7 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:52PM (#762389)

        It's easy to demonstrate that he's doing a shitty job because he hasn't bothered learning even the basics you'd get from a CISSP. Which is by the way not technical, it's a security exam meant for managers and policy makers.
        He can't communicate with technical managers if he can't use the term "Threat model" in a sentence and he can't understand common threat models if he doesn't know what USB is.
        I came here just to give a big fuck off to dudes like you. We expect the Surgeon General to be an actual physician, I can't be elected as a judge without credentials.

        His appointment is the result of multiple layers of ignorance and incompetence.

        • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:26PM (2 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:26PM (#762411)

          I can't be elected as a judge without credentials.

          Depends on where you are. In at least some parts of the USA you certainly can. And I'm not talking abough BK and politics. Judges are elected, and while they are commonly lawyers, it is not required. The sole criterion is winning the election.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @02:18AM (1 child)

            by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @02:18AM (#762471)

            BK = Brian Krzanich?

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:25AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:25AM (#762532)

              Brett 'Party Boy' Kavanaugh.

        • (Score: 2) by pipedwho on Friday November 16 2018, @01:59AM (1 child)

          by pipedwho (2032) on Friday November 16 2018, @01:59AM (#762462)

          This is about a politician that signs off on policy. Not a technical manager. He doesn't write and most likely doesn't even look at detailed threat assessment models. His job is dealing with raised exceptions where he has to make decisions that may affect other policies or ministerial departments. He will also likely give prepared legislation a once over to make sure sections are covered, and then defer explanation and assessment to the people expert in that area.

          Politicians generally aren't lawyers either, but good ones should at least be consulting experts in various legal areas before signing off or attempting to draft legislation.

          Just like a CEO is all about acquiring funding and signing off on the big picture and direction of a company.

          Why should this guy be forced to use a traditional computer, or drive a car, or even make his own lunch if he has people to do these things? He just needs to know that: he needs policies in place about computer security, there are pitfalls and consequences due to inaction or underfunded action, and who he needs to convince that it would be a good idea to implement the policies that his department have drafted.

          Competence at this level is not evaluated by mundane knowledge of technical minutiae. It is evaluated by their skill in dealing with the people that have been appointed as trusted experts and advisors, and the ability to negotiate across the ministerial bench with other people who also have no domain expertise.

          I'm sure if you told this guy that "it is possibly to plug a external device into a computer and make it do bad stuff" that this guy would understand just fine. He doesn't give a shit the details of that device, eg. USB, Keyboard, Network Cable, PCMCIA Card, RS232 device, parallel port printer, HDMI cable, Thunderbolt device, Firewire drive, etc. It's all the same, a bunch of technical words that have no meaning beyond 'something that plugs into a computer' to someone in his position beyond, ie. "something that may be used to achieve a nefarious outcome if plugged into a computer".

          Now, if this minister refused to retain domain security experts, or ignores what his experts tell him, then we should be knocking him. Same for a technical manager that knows nothing about what his team is doing when it comes time to make a technical decision.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:45AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:45AM (#762599)

            This is about a politician that signs off on policy

            That politician is also expected to defend "his" policy to the public, in terms that both the public and the cabinet can understand. That also includes answering topical questions from informed journalists. If he can't do that, it reflects badly on the entire cabinet.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @02:16AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @02:16AM (#762470)

          The surgeon general made it a priority to come up with exercises that dont mess up your hair.
          https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/surgeon-general-calls-for-health-over-hair/ [nytimes.com]

        • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday November 18 2018, @04:46PM

          by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Sunday November 18 2018, @04:46PM (#763536) Homepage Journal

          Physicians seem to make poor ministers of health. They tend to have a God complex about being in charge, and don't understand how administrative edicts affect subsequent activity in huge bureaucracies. You know, the law of unintended consequences? They tend to understand the deficiencies of the health-care system, and take measures to fix it that, like many obvious remedies, are dead wrong.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:12PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:12PM (#762404)

        In depth knowledge is of course not required to be a manager and one could argue not the best of ideas anyway, as you lose visibility of the forest from the trees and become too focused on the 'small stuff'. However *basic* knowledge of what you oversee, is. This is appalling.

      • (Score: 3, Interesting) by sjames on Friday November 16 2018, @12:10AM (2 children)

        by sjames (2882) on Friday November 16 2018, @12:10AM (#762427) Journal

        I don't think it's too much to ask that he at least has a solid layman's understanding of the thing he is in charge of. Based on what we know, many small children know more about computers than he does.

        If the tech people had a similar asymmetry in their knowledge, they'd show up for work in their underwear. And nobody wants that.

        • (Score: 4, Touché) by pipedwho on Friday November 16 2018, @02:05AM (1 child)

          by pipedwho (2032) on Friday November 16 2018, @02:05AM (#762466)

          Actually, if what the average layman or child knows about computers would be useful from a security perspective, we wouldn't have prolific viruses and trojans running rampant on desktop systems.

          • (Score: 2) by sjames on Saturday November 17 2018, @01:35AM

            by sjames (2882) on Saturday November 17 2018, @01:35AM (#762919) Journal

            Naturally, that wouldn't be enough to actually accomplish the mission, but it should be a very bare minimum for someone managing people who are qualified.

    • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:08PM

      by RamiK (1813) on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:08PM (#762401)
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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by SomeGuy on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:49PM (1 child)

    by SomeGuy (5632) on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:49PM (#762336)

    And his comments provoked a firestorm online. "Doesn't he feel ashamed?" wrote one Twitter user.

    Oh, the irony.

    • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:47PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:47PM (#762361)

      Maybe he would, if his secretary printed out the tweets for him.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by looorg on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:50PM (7 children)

    by looorg (578) on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:50PM (#762338)

    I don't really find it all that odd, after all he is just the minister, the public figure or talking head, or deputy chief on a strategic level. Most ministers, or just politicians in general, don't seem to know anything about their area of responsibility. That is why they have a staff and experts, they bring the knowledge and he remains the "pretty" face that makes decisions. His answer of delegating it to his subordinates for the last 40 something years seems fine to me, after all he comes from a society that is very much into a strict hierarchical system. If he doesn't like computers on a personal level that is fine to, it's a choice to use one. Sure it might collide with our ideas about high technology Japan but that might be more or our problem. I do wonder how he gets on in Japanese society of today without any computers, perhaps his wife and/or children does all the computer work while he spends his time in silent contemplation.

    If anything I found it more strange that they dumped him with both being chief of cybersecurity strategy and at the same time also in charge of the 2020 Olympics -- that is one hell of a combination. At least it wasn't the cyber-olympics ...

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by NewNic on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:58PM (2 children)

      by NewNic (6420) on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:58PM (#762341) Journal

      I don't really find it all that odd, after all he is just the minister, the public figure or talking head, or deputy chief on a strategic level.

      I find it very odd. Not because he is the minister, but because anyone who doesn't use a computer today in their personal life is missing a lot of today's cultural life.

      I bet he really does use a computer: it's just that he calls it his cellphone.

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      • (Score: 2) by looorg on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:09PM

        by looorg (578) on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:09PM (#762345)

        Sure we could turn this into a "what is a computer" question, when he says computer he might be referring to a "PC" or "Mac" or whatnot only. That could very well be the case. He might be just using a smartphone, but if he does it wouldn't surprise me if he only uses it for voice calls. I doubt he is running a mad amount of apps and then claims not to use computers. That would be quite odd. He probably also owns at least one giant flatscreen TV, which is also more or less a computer today. His car, if he owns one, is also more or less a giant computer on wheels. Etc.

        That said I wouldn't be surprised if his secretary or assistants really do all that work for him and then if needed hands him the phone if he needs to talk to someone.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @01:34AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @01:34AM (#762452)

        anyone who doesn't use a computer today in their personal life is missing a lot of today's cultural life.

    • (Score: 2) by Nuke on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:03PM (1 child)

      by Nuke (3162) on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:03PM (#762369)

      Looorg wrote :-

      they bring the knowledge and he remains the "pretty" face

      Please tell us you're kidding ... have you seen a picture of this guy?

      • (Score: 2) by looorg on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:54PM

        by looorg (578) on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:54PM (#762392)

        "Pretty". No I didn't watch the pictures. But beauty being in the eye of the beholder and all of that, he might be like catnip to little old 70+ year old Japanese ladies for all I know.

    • (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:32PM (1 child)

      by edIII (791) on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:32PM (#762415)

      You have a valid point, however there is a difference between a widget company, and something that involves security and risk, which are often intimately intertwined.

      I would absolutely expect that the CEO of a security firm have indepth knowledge of the field. Along with the top people in the company.

      Cybersecurity is one of those things where you need to tap the field itself for the leader, finding the best suited among them to lead.

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      • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @01:38AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @01:38AM (#762454)

        ..and he is not CEO, he is the minister. He is the one you ask for more money and then he talks to the other politicians about getting more money. I'm sure we'd all prefer an experienced politician in that situation instead of a technical person who only know how to play against logical opponents.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:55PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:55PM (#762339)

    ebay probably has some sepuku knives on sale right now.

    • (Score: 5, Funny) by looorg on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:58PM

      by looorg (578) on Thursday November 15 2018, @08:58PM (#762340)

      But who will order them for him ... his secretary?

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by requerdanos on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:23PM (4 children)

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:23PM (#762353) Journal

    I was going to respond to the idiot(s) who are saying some variation of "having no clue what he is in charge of is not important for a management position"--(really? incompetence is a plus?)--but there are just too many of them.

    So... if you said, above, or if you plan to say, somewhere, below, that not being able to tell your own posterior from a cavitated opening in the ground is either unimportant or a benefit to being in charge of cybersecurity, I enthusiastically encourage everyone to take note of same and pay you no attention at all.

    The level of cluelessness that this individual displays means that he can't even identify a cybersecurity checklist when presented with a variety of real and fake ideas, much less actually competently oversee something that he isn't even aware of.

    Please consider very carefully whether someone who does not even know what a USB drive is, will be able to make sure that nuclear plant security isn't breached by their use, to take just one example (that was helpfully already provided for you in TFA). Now extrapolate that vast sucking vacuum of knowledge to every actual and possible vulnerability that needs to be actively prevented in order to keep up with cybersecurity best practices.

    Seriously, you think that being to tell the difference between a computer and a toaster oven would be unimportant (or, a *liability*) for this? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard (dead even tie).

    There are already too many people who have to put up with incompetent people making the decisions that affect security and now you're making it worse for them by encouraging that sort of thing. Knock it off. If you can't repent, at least remain silent.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:59PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:59PM (#762366)

      I would rather a politician openly knew nothing and relied on domain experts to provide them the reports they need to make informed decisions, than if they considered themselves knowledgeable and acted on their "knowledge" in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary.

      The world has far too many politicians of the latter ilk already.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:56PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:56PM (#762393)

        The former will become the latter the second the wrong guy has this fuckface's ear. Besides with Japan's culture subordinates will be even less likely to correct him or tell him no.

        • (Score: 3, Insightful) by deimtee on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:39PM

          by deimtee (3272) on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:39PM (#762417) Journal

          Besides with Japan's culture subordinates will be even less likely to correct him or tell him no.

          This is actually a point in his favor. No-one in that position is ever going to be the best in the world at everything related to olympics and cybersecurity, so it is a big plus having someone who won't put forward half-arsed solutions that his subordinates won't criticize.
          He gets to just ask 'what do we do here' - reply from expert 'workable solution'
          instead of ' I think brainless crap' - reply 'Oh yes sir, we will do that at once'

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      • (Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:13PM

        by SomeGuy (5632) on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:13PM (#762405)

        The question could just as easily have been about some obscure complex nuclearflubamajigomatic that only five people in the world understand. If this guy really has the skills he needs to be in this position, then he would be able to put you in touch with one of those five people.

        Besides why are they even asking about USB drives? Haven't they moved their data to teh cloud? :P

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:53PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @09:53PM (#762364)

    "Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself,"

    How does one get a career like that, having employees and secretaries from the age of 25 on. He probably gets paid triple what his employee makes for actually having domain knowledge.

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by MostCynical on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:53PM

      by MostCynical (2589) on Thursday November 15 2018, @10:53PM (#762391) Journal

      Technical competence has always been a route to an under-paying, possibly menial position.
      Management are usually smart/mean enough not to promote the Person Who Knows How.

      --
      "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @10:29AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @10:29AM (#762639)

      You have to be born into the right class. Depending on the country it varies, but if you don't have slanty eyes then having a big nose might help.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 15 2018, @11:09PM (#762402)

    Now, he needs to be fired immediately as he is not qualified for the job. But good for him for making his choices and sticking to it.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by jb on Friday November 16 2018, @04:04AM

    by jb (338) on Friday November 16 2018, @04:04AM (#762521)

    Perhaps this isn't as silly as it sounds.

    "Don't use computers" is indeed a highly effective cybersecurity strategy. Not one that any of us subscribe to of course, and I suspect he would have great difficulty selling that idea to the rest of the population.

    But if you start from a position of "don't use anything", then build a positive list of what's safe to use, by adding each item to it only when you fully understand exactly how that item works & all of its associated risks, have assessed those risks and documented exactly why they're considered acceptable, that's starting to sound quite sensible (particularly if the users of the policy his department creates are other government agencies responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure or supposedly confidential records of citizens].

    Now, I don't think for a moment that this Minister could do that himself. But that's not his job. His job is to instruct his staff to do the work, then to ask them questions about it until he is satisfied that no stone has been left unturned. "Can you explain this accurately, completely & effectively to someone with no knowledge of computers?" is a pretty good test for an infosec auditor as to whether he's actually done his job, rather than just regurgitating the buzz-words of the week in random order.

    This Minister is probably much better placed to ask those questions and make the call as to whether the answers are sufficient than the average politician who has already been conditioned to trust blindly just about any tech (despite probably being just as ignorant about how any of it works).

  • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Friday November 16 2018, @03:37PM

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 16 2018, @03:37PM (#762715) Journal

    Frankly how many people at that level have you run into that don't get themselves into more trouble than not when playing with email servers computers?

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  • (Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Friday November 16 2018, @10:33PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Friday November 16 2018, @10:33PM (#762869)

    nuff said

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