
Why most enterprise security teams would fail a military readiness test
Have you ever watched a military cyber ops team go to work responding to a cyberattack simulation? It’s like that scene from Die Hard 4.0 when all the screens start flashing red and systems start shutting down; however, unlike the movies, where bumbling government IT workers are caught out and panicking, our military actually moves with practiced precision to understand, contain, and mitigate the threat. Everybody understands their roles and any gaps are quickly highlighted and handled. This is because the military treats cyber as a kinetic threat requiring constant mission rehearsal, while the corporate sector is still treating cyber defense as a compliance checkbox, rather than an operatio...