Security companies accused of exaggerating Iran's cyberthreats against the U.S.
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/iran-cyberwar-attack-times-norse-aei/ Now, the report's authors stand accused of hyping up the Iranian threat, arbitrarily redefining words in order to fit their agenda, and focusing in on attacks that never actually took place. The report's authors--Norse, a prominent cybersecurity firm, and the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank--have defended their work but criticism is mounting. Critics say the Iran report was inaccurate, politically motivated, and a transparent marketing ploy to take advantage of headline-making international relations between the U.S. and Iran. "What is concerning is that there is a pressure in the industry to grab headlines when it comes to cybersecurity," Robert Lee, a U.S. Air Force cyberwar officer and the cofounder of Dragos Security, told the Daily Dot. Lee is one of three authors on a new paper outlining the holes in Norse's widely-talked about Iran report. - - - What? The cyberscare-industrial complex exaggerating threats -- for profit and power? Surely you jest! (I know, I know, don't call you Shirley.) --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
