Dorothy Denning Quotes

While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm.
Dorothy Denning

Knowledge, Violence, Motivation

If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation.
Dorothy Denning

Motivation, Question, Whether

Cyber terrorism could also become more attractive as the real and virtual worlds become more closely coupled, with automobiles, appliances, and other devices attached to the Internet.
Dorothy Denning

Real, Become, Terrorism

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.
Dorothy Denning

Strong, Everyone, Encryption

Further, the next generation of terrorists will grow up in a digital world, with ever more powerful and easy-to-use hacking tools at their disposal.
Dorothy Denning

Powerful, Next, Grow

Generally I'm against regulation.
Dorothy Denning

Against, Regulation, Generally

However, leaving everything to the market is not necessarily good for society.
Dorothy Denning

Good, Society, Everything

I don't have a particular recommendation other than that we base decisions on as much hard data as possible. We need to carefully look at all the options and all their ramifications in making our decisions.
Dorothy Denning

Hard, Decisions, Making

I favor strategies that encourage industry to include some sort of key recovery capability in their systems which would also address user requirements for access.
Dorothy Denning

Key, Industry, Encourage

I prefer leaving things to the market as much as possible.
Dorothy Denning

Leaving, Possible, Market

I think most organizations have an interest in key recovery, at least with respect to stored data.
Dorothy Denning

Respect, Interest, Key

Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons.
Dorothy Denning

May, Level, Physical

The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.
Dorothy Denning

Change, Strong, Happen

We have never really had absolute privacy with our records or our electronic communications - government agencies have always been able to gain access with appropriate court orders.
Dorothy Denning

Government, Able, Privacy

While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality.
Dorothy Denning

Reality, May, Violence

With those people, I'm very far apart, because I believe that government access to communications and stored records is valuable when done under tightly controlled conditions which protect legitimate privacy interests.
Dorothy Denning

Government, Done, Far

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Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: August 12, 1945

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