Submitted by Jan Samols on Wed, 13/07/2016 - 15:46
The Royal Society has published a new report on cybersecurity research.
Professor Andy Hopper, co-chair of the working group who wrote the report, said "We are entrusting more and more information about ourselves to digital systems and that is shifting the balance between personal security and national security. Although ‘backdoors’ into devices and systems can help security services, they also increase the opportunities for criminals to break in. As the stakes for individuals get higher, they may be less likely to accept this trade-off. This also means we may want oversight of cybersecurity to be in the hands of more open and transparent public bodies. The government is already taking welcome steps towards greater openness, but the UK should consider whether it should go further in the future.”
