From: PC Pro
By Barry Collins
A US cybersecurity official was so out of touch with technology he had to ask what “ISP” meant, according to an online warfare expert.
Speaking at the SXSW conference in Texas, Dr Peter W Singer, director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, cited several examples of tech ignorance from high-ranking officials, The Guardian reports.
Singer claimed one US official, who was just about to enter cybersecurity negotiations with the Chinese, asked him to explain what the term “ISP” meant.
“That’s like going to negotiate with the Soviets and not knowing what ‘ICBM’ means,” Singer said. “And I’ve had similar experiences with officials from the UK, China and Abu Dhabi.”
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