According to the court, Interior has failed to secure its system from hackers who could siphon off funds designated for Native Americans. Lamberth ordered all Interior computer systems offline, except those providing police and fire services, information for national parks and geologic information.
If enterprises don't keep up with security standards and hackers continue to compromise customer information, companies could face similar court-ordered shutdowns, pulling the plug on related operations, such as e-mail. More significant, court-ordered disconnects because of security problems could cost you some customers.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
