Preparing for a Bad Day – The importance of public-private partnerships in keeping our institutions safe and secure
By Thomas J. Harrington
| August 01, 2018
Today’s cyber threat landscape is evolving at a rate that is extremely aggressive, and attacks are becoming more complex and targeted. Cyber criminals are growing increasingly more sophisticated and harder to predict, the number of connected devices is increasing exponentially, and the growing reliance on the cloud-based systems potentially opens up new attack surface for our cyber adversaries. These factors mean that today’s defense techniques and strategies will need to evolve with the threat in order to keep our institutions and information safe and secure. In today’s interconnected world, no single entity or organization has full visibility into the threats that exist, and the existence of partnerships, including between the public and private sectors, is extremely important and necessary in protecting us all. As a private institution, we recognize the need to, in a privacy protective manner, build strong relationships beginning with our internal teams and with our critical partners, such as government agencies, the military, and our business partners and clients, all working as a strong network to achieve the common goal of defending against bad cyber actors.
Preparing for a Bad Day – The importance of public-private partnerships in keeping our institutions safe and secure