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That Whitenoise Challenge That Black Hat Would Not Take has officially started. Please go to:
http://www.wnlabs.com/news/challengeDEFCON.php
Rules : http://www.wnlabs.com/news/Rules.php
Registration : http://www.wnlabs.com/news/Registration.php
A link to the contest files will be email to you within a 24 hour cycle.
Launch thoughts:
Some people on the outside look at us at DEFCON as freaks. I see all of us as part of our best hope in answering the question of how we balance Privacy and Security. The answer to this question will fundamentally impact what democracies look like in the future.
In days past, art, cartoons and imagery led to sea changes in systems. Even recently a religious cartoon resulted in carnage around the globe.
That role is likely to pass to technophiles who have an ability to communicate to millions of people instantly. That has never been possible before.
As we work together to fix network communications security, we have a chance to impact democracy – and it’s simple!
Democracies work just fine when the majority of people given the gift of democracy actually use it.
Currently about 7 out of 10 persons let the other 3 out of ten people vote for them.
If that was simply reversed, and 7 out of 10 participated then resulting outcomes would reflect the image of current societies.
We only need another 4 of the 7 to step up – and this challenge is about stepping up.
Even today in 2013, in a lot of countries, many of you would be jailed, killed, marginalized, silenced and the like for having tattoos, Mohawk hair cuts, nose rings, and most threatening of all – the ability for critical thinking and an opinion.
But, just try to imagine the panic at DEFCON and Black Hat if a critical infrastructure or electrical grid went down. It would make an interesting film to see DEFCONian reactions if we couldn’t turn our computers, tablets, or smart phones on anymore.
In any event, the question of our age, How Do We Balance Privacy and Security, can not be answered in a balanced way without our involvement and oversight and participation.
The challenge now is too much information. How do we sift through all the WHITENOISE and find the honest brokers so that we have honest, even and balanced communications as we search for the best answers.
Good Luck on the Whitenoise Challenge That Black Hat Would Not Take.
DIVA
http://www.wnlabs.com/news/challengeDEFCON.php
Rules : http://www.wnlabs.com/news/Rules.php
Registration : http://www.wnlabs.com/news/Registration.php
A link to the contest files will be email to you within a 24 hour cycle.
Launch thoughts:
Some people on the outside look at us at DEFCON as freaks. I see all of us as part of our best hope in answering the question of how we balance Privacy and Security. The answer to this question will fundamentally impact what democracies look like in the future.
In days past, art, cartoons and imagery led to sea changes in systems. Even recently a religious cartoon resulted in carnage around the globe.
That role is likely to pass to technophiles who have an ability to communicate to millions of people instantly. That has never been possible before.
As we work together to fix network communications security, we have a chance to impact democracy – and it’s simple!
Democracies work just fine when the majority of people given the gift of democracy actually use it.
Currently about 7 out of 10 persons let the other 3 out of ten people vote for them.
If that was simply reversed, and 7 out of 10 participated then resulting outcomes would reflect the image of current societies.
We only need another 4 of the 7 to step up – and this challenge is about stepping up.
Even today in 2013, in a lot of countries, many of you would be jailed, killed, marginalized, silenced and the like for having tattoos, Mohawk hair cuts, nose rings, and most threatening of all – the ability for critical thinking and an opinion.
But, just try to imagine the panic at DEFCON and Black Hat if a critical infrastructure or electrical grid went down. It would make an interesting film to see DEFCONian reactions if we couldn’t turn our computers, tablets, or smart phones on anymore.
In any event, the question of our age, How Do We Balance Privacy and Security, can not be answered in a balanced way without our involvement and oversight and participation.
The challenge now is too much information. How do we sift through all the WHITENOISE and find the honest brokers so that we have honest, even and balanced communications as we search for the best answers.
Good Luck on the Whitenoise Challenge That Black Hat Would Not Take.
DIVA
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