Over the past two months, we’ve clearly seen how cyber attacks inflict immense harm on companies and governments. The WannaCry ransomware attack crippled healthcare institutions across Great Britain and affected hospitals in the U.S. The Petya attack shut down critical infrastructure in Ukraine; left global shipping giant Maersk reeling; halted operations at a Cadbury chocolate plant in Australia; and struck the property arm of French bank BNP Paribas.
That’s quite a wide swath.
Cyber attacks will continue to become more complex, frequent and destructive. Yet, when discussing cybersecurity, we consistently avoid focusing on the elephant in the room. We do not have enough cybersecurity professionals to help keep us safe in the first place, and more swiftly mitigate the aftermath of these attacks. Our country’s national security is at risk.
