Cybersecurity: Five Key Actions Legislatures Can Implement to Improve Security Today

Today’s cyber landscape is evolving. A decade ago, typical threats included:Viruses and wormsTrojans and spywareDenial of service attacksPhishingSQL injections Protective measures included:FirewallsAntivirus softwareIntrusion detection systemsSSL/TLSStatic passwords While there was a growing adoption of cybersecurity standards, data protection laws were relatively immature and there was limited cybersecurity legislation. Since then, the technological landscape has evolved and with it, the level of cyber threats.Today’s organizations may be subject to attacks such as:RansomwareAdvanced persistent threatsDistributed denial of service attacks (DDOS)Spear phishingSocial engineeringSupply chain attacks Concurrently, protective measures and legislation have evolved to keep step with these developing threats. We have well-established data protection laws and high levels of public awareness.