The government says they want to help – they warn <\/a>that a cyber 911 is coming and that they need to take action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet we all know the government is not up to the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quite often, in fact, the exploits being used to hack U.S. companies originated in intelligence agencies and leaked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, the city of Baltimore wanted to hold the NSA accountable <\/a>for a ransomware attack<\/a> which was a result of an NSA exploit which got out in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are faced with a seemingly lose-lose scenario. Companies are being attacked with a massive amount of government resources from around the world and they can’t rely on their own government to protect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is the solution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps, the same one that helped Tesla get started and to this day, acts as an incentive to get people to buy electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tax credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea has been popularized <\/a>by John Leitch, who heads\u00a0Winquest Cyber Services<\/a>, a Baltimore, Maryland-area MSSP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If local, state and the federal government wants to really protect its workers, businesses and economy, it will pass bills that give incentives for companies to protect themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This credit would especially appeal to smaller companies that believe they are too under the radar to get hacked – until they inevitably do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea is sound, has been proven to work and is the best way for governments to reduce the risk of attacks hurting their workers, companies and economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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