Drowning in Security Solutions

At the RSA convention the other week, I met a wonderful European gentleman named Knud. The ‘K’ is pronounced for this name. Knud told me the story of a Viking king who was known for shouting at the waves.

According to several documented accounts, this king would make it his mission to order the waves to cease at his command. The Viking lord was spotted many times standing on top of a cliff yelling at the waves below to stop.

For what purpose, we will never know. We do know that the waves did not stop and have not stopped for any man beyond religious accounts. No mortal man has ever been able to command the ocean to bend to their will. But that would be a cool trick to witness.

The biggest question here is why a noble man would even try to stop these forces of nature. Because he thought he could? Because he thought he had some magical power? Because he was trying to prove a point, maybe?

In digital security, we often find ourselves trying to shout at the waves as well. We go to training, attend classes, buy new software, add all sorts of cool gadgets in hopes that we too can control the waves of security woes.

This is not an uphill battle, it’s a battle you can’t win with the way things are going now.

No, this article isn’t about FUD. It’s about the reality of futility. RSA had an estimated 35,000 attendees. Of those....

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Hiep Nguyen

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