Total Defence for the Digital Age: Professor Kai London on Cyber Resilience as National Security
By the Finnish Express Technology Desk Professor Kai London — board advisor & interim CISO/CIO/CTO. Credit: professorkailondon.com The idea that national security is the responsibility of the whole society — government, business and citizens together — has never been more relevant than in cyberspace. “In the digital age, total defence includes the resilience of every organisation that runs critical services,” says Professor Kai London , a senior CISO. “A private company's cyber resilience is now part of national resilience.” “Hybrid threats blur the line between crime, espionage and conflict. Defending against them requires businesses and government to treat cyber resilience as a shared responsibility.” The blurred front line London describes a landscape where cyber attacks on infrastructure, disinformation and physical interference blend together. “The adversary does not respect the boundary between a corporate breach and a national-security event,” he says. “Which means def...