Experts have written much in the last couple of months about COVID-19 and its impact on cybersecurity. From ensuring colleagues can work from home securely to defending geopolitically fueled cyber exchanges, dealing with COVID-19 has dominated the consciousness of the cybersecurity industry.
All of this is important to deal with but is largely reactionary — that is, the issue is in front of us today. But what about the long-term view? Is it time to think about what COVID-19 means for cyber in the years to come?
I believe the answer is "yes" — but not in the way you might expect. In my mind, the long-term view of cybersecurity can be boiled down into a single word: flexibility.
The Big Picture: Cyber Defense Is One Piece of the PuzzleLet's take a step back from cyber and look at the world around us. COVID-19 is changing the way in which we do business and the way in which we live our lives. It is affecting the way we interact with the environment and with each other. For example, in our day-to-day lives, we have seen cash transactions disappear while online deliveries are booming. Even when shops open, they are set to be little more than window dressing, while restaurants have become well-appointed delivery kitchens. Transportation may never be the same again. Entertainment and sports are now consumed digitally almost exclusively.
From a business perspective, this means some industries are struggling and may even disappear, while entire new sectors are being created from scratch. Offices are closing, in some cases permanently, while IT departments scramble to transition their centralized key assets to a more a ..
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