The President’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity is a Massive Shift for Security

The latest ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline highlights the worst secret in cybersecurity; our nation’s critical infrastructure is not prepared to stand up against the modern cyber threats. Systems like these have been the target for attacks from domestic and foreign cybercriminals for years. These groups are armed with the latest and most effective zero-day exploit attacks that traditional signature-based defenses simply cannot defend against. And the attacks maintain the upper hand against these outdated security systems that meet bare minimum security requirements.