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Just the statement that one's organization is "seven years ahead in terms of computer security" implies a fair amount of technological ignorance.

How can an organization be seven years ahead of everyone else? Do they have Norton Antivirus 17.0, whereas the rest of us are using 10.0?

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Well, they could for example invent RSA years before the public knows about it. (British intelligence did this). Or they could invent differential cryptanalysis before the public knows about it. (NSA did this.)

Yes, in fact, it implies technological illiteracy. But I can imagine what kinds of people would say that.

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