Bernard Dompok Knows Quantum Mechanics

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Friday, August 17. 2007

(Posted by Mel Mudin)

The award for "The Most Senseless Use of Physics Terms in Information Security Context" goes to Bernard Dompok, or his advisers, whoever they are (emphasis mine):

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia possesses the means to counter cyber threats to its assets, documents and official information, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Bernard Dompok said Thursday.

"We have the capability. The government has taken into account the security aspect in its administrative structure and system and this includes the formation of the National Security Department with branches all over the country," he said.

"We have experts who can ensure security," he told reporters after opening the state-level Security Protection Convention organised by the Prime Minister's Department here today.

Earlier in his speech, he said threats from cyber "terrorism" were a result of technological development which focused on "convergence technology" resulting in "quantum technology".

In view of this, Malaysia should adjust its cyber defence strategy accordingly to ensure the country could overcome the threats.

Dompok said stern action must also be taken against any form of security breach.

"We must also identify the sources of danger to government assets and official secrets."

He said training to increase safety awareness among government officials should be stepped up to make protection of national assets and official secrets a culture.

(Source: Bernama - Malaysia Can Counter Cyber Threats, Says Dompok

Just what the hell "convergence technology resulting in quantum technology" is beyond my feeble mind. Can some one from the National Security Department enlighten us?

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i think dompok mean by "quantum crypto" or "quantum computing" kot. i think you should know more lah.

, nice info .

#1 tty0008 on 2007-10-15 01:52 (Reply)

Quantum mechanics is a field how you use quantum properties to do many things

#2 Anonymous on 2008-05-27 09:36 (Reply)

WOW this is interesting.
From wikipedia,
"Technological convergence is the tendency for different technological systems to evolve towards performing similar tasks." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_convergence

"Various converging technologies have emerged in the technological convergence of different systems which evolving towards performing similar tasks."
"Converging technologies are a related topic, signifying areas where different disciplines are converging and to an extent merging or developing broad links, towards a common direction. " -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_technologies

Think it means previously separate technologies combining together to form a new technology with the same function. Eg Nanotechnology + Biotechnology = Nanobiotechnology.
And one more which I have in mind, Nanotechnology + Anti-matter = Anti-matter Nanotechnology(This one just my idea, I have not heard of anyone doing real research on this)...

On the other hand.
From Wikipedia again,
"Quantum technology is a new field of physics and engineering, which transitions some of the stranger features of quantum mechanics, especially quantum entanglement, into practical applications such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum metrology, quantum sensing, and quantum imaging."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_technology

I believe the quantum technology as mentioned in the article is the quantum cryptography, which is a form of data security. I think scientists only managed to demonstrate this technology now. Look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_cryptography#Implementations.

Is Datuk Bernard Dompok about the ability of Malaysia?
Is it some kind of secret weapon/technology that Malaysia has developed? And one important question to Datuk Dompok, what are the previous technologies that have converged to form Quantum Technology?

Hope Datuk Dompok knows what he's talking about.

#3 Kanakarajh Raman on 2009-08-13 00:01 (Reply)

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