Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has declared that governments can't "take 10 years to catch up” with cyber crims – while speaking at an infosec conference organised by Vladimir Putin’s favourite Russian bank.
The former Labour leader told Sberbank’s Cyber Polygon webinar that the speed of tech advances over the past 20 years have left governments floundering to keep pace.
“Technology is moving fast; the criminals exploiting it are also moving fast,” said Blair, who was prime minister between 1997 and 2007. “They’re looking to spot the opportunity and take advantage of weaknesses in the system. One of the things that should happen with this technology revolution is it also should reshape the state, how government operates, the skillset that it has, its interactions both with citizens and with the business sector.”
After leaving elected office, Blair set up a foundation bearing his name which aims to infl ..
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