Posted on 11/16/2018 10:59:55 AM PST by dennisw
Tokyo: A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive.
Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government's cyber security strategy office and also the minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that Tokyo will host in 2020.
In parliament on Wednesday however, he admitted he doesn't use computers.
"Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself," he said in a response to an opposition question in a lower house session, local media reported.
He also appeared confused by the question when asked about whether USB drives were in use at Japanese nuclear facilities.
His comments were met with incredulity by opposition lawmakers.
"It's unbelievable that someone who has not touched computers is responsible for cyber security policies," said opposition lawmaker Masato Imai.
And his comments provoked a firestorm online.
"Doesn't he feel ashamed?" wrote one Twitter user.
"Today any company president uses a PC. He doesn't even know what a USB is. Holy cow."
Another joked that perhaps Sakurada was simply engaged in his own kind of cyber security.
"If a hacker targets this Minister Sakurada, they wouldn't be able to steal any information. Indeed it might be the strongest kind of security!"
Sakurada has been in office just over a month, after being appointed in a cabinet reshuffle following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reelection as head of his political party.
But he has already come fire for other gaffes in parliament including garbling an opposition lawmaker's name and repeatedly stating "I don't know the details" when questioned about his new Olympic brief.
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[ I might be the only guy at work who doesnt text. I TALK. ]
What? That’s so old-fashioned. Got to add emojis!
He is the quintessential pointy-haired boss.
Here’s a classic on that theme:
https://dilbert.com/strip/1995-04-03
You’re right.
I’m off my game a bit. Long week.
How clueless morons like real versions of the PHB get places in life boggles the mind.
That’s a favorite of mine.
I think the Secretary of the Air Force probably SHOULD know how to fly and the Secretary of Defense should be a veteran of some branch of the service, but not necessarily know how to field strip an M4. Alternatively, leaders from aerospace companies would qualify also.
It’s the ultimate air gap.
The only winning move is not to play. - Wargames
This is stupid ‘gotcha’ media
A CEO does not need to know how to do every single manual labor job. If you are running an automotive company you may never have welded metal, or painted a car, or mounted a tire, or adjusted disc brakes, or many of the thousands of other jobs that are necessary to build a car.
You just need to know how to manage people.
This is true in the computer in industry as well.
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