Countering Cyber Sabotage

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Running to Stand Still and Still Falling Behind

We have a lot of bright people working on this problem, but the faster we go, the more behind we get. We don’t seem to be getting ahead of it.¹

—General Michael Hayden

The wellspring of risk is dependence.²

—Dan Geer

If the nation went to war today, in a cyberwar, we would lose. We’re the most vulnerable. We’re the most connected. We have the most to lose.³

—Mike McConnell

“I Can Deal with Disruption; I Can’t Handle Destruction”

The complete statement was “I can deal with disruption; what I can’t handle is destruction of long lead-time-to-replace capital equipment.” These words were spoken by the CEO of Florida Power & Light, one of the largest US electric utilities, in his 2018 Consequence-Driven ...