From Nextgov.com: Scientists view cybersecurity as an intimidating conundrum
Former National Science Foundation executive says technical issues and the enormity of the task make securing the Internet and networks ‘the most difficult challenge’ for researchers.
The Internet's extensive cybersecurity vulnerabilities are so hard to fix that information technology researchers sometimes avoid studying the topic like they were steering clear of the seamy underbelly of a great metropolitan city, top scientists said on Thursday.