Feb. 14, Frederick R. Chang (and co-author Steven B. Lipner), professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science at SMU Dallas, for a piece advocating for greater cybersecurity safeguards in software and systems. Published in Inside Sources: http://bit.ly/2SPK1G9
Cyber-insecurity is our new normal. Over the last decade we’ve suffered an alarming increase in the frequency and severity of cybersecurity threats and attacks. It’s estimated that by 2021 the cost of cybercrime will reach $6 trillion annually worldwide. The sooner we accept this and redouble our efforts to thwart breaches on the range of digital devices and platforms we use, the sooner we’ll make strides.
That’s why it is important to elevate one particular vulnerability that gives cyber attackers opportunity: the way we engineer systems and software. . .
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