In recent years, some in the cybersecurity world recognized that there is a lot to learn from the biological world when protecting systems against viruses. Now, the coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for the medical world to learn something from the cybersecurity world.
To analyze the strategies selected by various countries, let’s review it through the lens of cybersecurity strategies — beginning by recognizing that cybersecurity is built in layers. There is no one magic solution or layer which will prevent all the possible attacks.
Furthermore, in the cybersecurity world, it has been realized for some time that it is impossible to protect everything for all eternity. There will be victims. Computers will be attacked, information will be stolen, activity will be interrupted and so on. It has already been accepted in the business world that it is not possible to maintain an extremely high level of protection while at the same time enabling a business to run at its required pace.
A compromise must always be found, and risks managed. Extremely high levels of security are possible, but this will give rise to a situation where work may grind to a halt….
