Can we improve cybersecurity by through new ways of thinking? Do we need to rely on accepted wisdom? The author suggests we reconsider how we think about life in the cyber ecosystem.
Improving Cybersecurity by Upending Presumptions
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"Even if we begin with the presumption that boundaries>equal security, there is another factor to consider: boundaries in cyberspace are fuzzy at best and sometimes don’t exist at all. As we move further into the "Internet of Things," in which the entire environment is the network, connections and participants are more fluid than ever. The author poses the thought: "In a fluid environment where an attack on me is an attack on you as well, perhaps the better presumption is that I am my sister's keeper. If my system spots bad action, it protects us both; yours does the same for me."