Cyber Security Is National Security: Here's What You Need To Know To Fortify Your Digital Fence

Critical infrastructure, personal information and the provision of services – these are just a few vulnerable spheres in which cyber threat activity carries the potential to cripple an economy. As threats become more sophisticated in nature, so too should your organizational defences.

Security and intelligence communities are sounding the alarm on this issue, particularly throughout the last year. This summer, the Five Eyes security and intelligence communities (i.e., Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom) banded together to warn the world about the greatest cyber vulnerabilities of our generation. In a joint cyber security advisory, they highlighted vulnerabilities that organizations can eradicate to mitigate exposure.