US corporations are under attack, literally.
The FireEye hack that came to light recently is the latest in a string of nation-state criminal intrusions against US corporations and agencies — from the Office of Personnel Management to Equifax to FireEye, and on and on.
But much of what we've seen — and will continue to see — in the days and weeks after these attacks follows a similar pattern. We see a race to uncover who was behind the latest infiltration and theft. Was it Russia, as seems likely? China? One of the other emerging nation-state threats to US national and cybersecurity? We see speculation on what the retaliation, if any, will entail. We see the victims of the breaches dragged before Congress for finger-pointing.
Some of this is certainly important to know and to do, but it's not urgent. And ultimately, it's not relevant to the long-term solutions and actions we desperately need. What we should be consumed with instead is how to prevent future attacks.
It sounds simple, but we're still not there yet. To be fair, the US government deserves a tremendous amount of credit for the progress made over the last decade in securing the cyber domain. Standards like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and recommendations from the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission are a good start and strong models to work from. But it's long past time to step on the gas and better ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
