Protecting Data – How Cultural-Political Heritage Shapes Security Approaches

Presented at BSidesLV 2014, Aug. 5, 2014, 4 p.m. (60 minutes).

In Europe, security systems are built with the end goal to safe-keep the privacy of sensitive data. In the U.S, security systems are architected with the goal of securing sensitive infrastructures. Recent revelations about the NSA snooping and international backlash demonstrate the dramatic international differences in privacy vs. security values. Those differences also play out in how security systems are architected. Beginning with "what is the data being protected?" vs. "how do we keep the bad guys out?" will lead to two very different security solutions.

Presenters:

• Malte Pollmann - CEO - Utimaco
  CEO of Utimaco, a leader in high-end hardware-based security solutions that provide the root of trust to keep cryptographic keys safe, secure critical digital infrastructures and protect high value data assets.

Links:

• https://bsideslv2014.sched.com/event/1kIEN5M/protecting-data-how-cultural-political-heritage-shapes-security-approaches

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