Things that didn't catch bin Laden
This weeks news is after nine years and unknown billions of dollars a man full of hate a murder is finally dead. For IT security types there are some obvious lessons here so I have a quick think about the budget
He wasn’t caught in a backscatter X-ray scanner
He wasn’t caught by an outsource partner
He wasn’t seen on a CCTV camera anywhere
Airport staff didn’t catch him after a “junk” fondle
Inconveniencing millions of travelers didn’t help one iota
In the end the US had to go and do the job itself and the job was done through good old fashioned police/spy work by experts in the field. There is a sad lack of sensational press release about it. The truth that’s being lost is new technology sometimes helps, but often is a waste of money and focus on the job.
I can’t help but think it could all have been done much sooner and much cheaper. Without the fear, without the hysteria and endless theatre of politicians all trying to appear harder on terror than the others.
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