Something is brewing out there in nerd-land that is potentially dangerous to you and me. The concern centers on the Gerrymandering of the field that is presently going on in DC. Whether it is intentional or not, the logic goes like this.
- The functions in our critical infrastructure are enabled by computers.
- So, if the computer is secure then the infrastructure is secure.
- Computers are electronic devices.
- Electronic devices obey physical laws.
- Therefore the discipline that underlies the security of our infrastructure is science.