Security expert, Bruce Schneier says - no! Schneier was speaking at InfoSec Europe this week when he voiced his opinion that the very existence of the security industry is not a good thing. Here's what he said at his keynote -
"The fact this show even exists is a problem. You should not have to come to this show ever. "We shouldn't have to come and find a company to secure our email. Email should already be secure. We shouldn't have to buy from somebody to secure our network or servers. Our networks and servers should already be secure."
You can read a report on what he said here.
His point actually makes sense at some level - security isn't a capability. The security industry has developed because of a really big security problem. Yet, security should really be part of any operating environment or perhaps more accurately stated, every operating environment should be inherently secure.
Of course, some may view that as the utopian viewpoint but in fact, we are moving toward that point. I'm not suggesting that security products will go away anytime soon but the fact that security is now mainstream, means that it will eventually be embedded into the fabric of the network and operating system.
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