IDG Contributor Network: Complexity is the enemy of security

I’ve been managing cybersecurity product development for about two decades, including running the firewall business at a large networking company for several years. During this time, I’ve met a number of very interesting technical professionals from the NSA and the CIA. Recently, I had drinks with someone who was responsible for managing the offensive cyber capability for the NSA.

Having a beer with a highly competent technical leader who leads teams that are explicitly working to defeat the systems that my team spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars to develop was a bit surreal. It reminded me of the Looney Tunes cartoon where the sheepdog and the wolf come to work, punch a clock, spend the day fighting until the whistle blows, then go home slapping each other on the back.

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