WHY IS CYBERSECURITY INCLUDED IN THE COVID RELIEF BILL?

Posted on February 2, 2021 at 3:13 pm

As we all know in addition to massive death and social destruction the pandemic has also brought economic collapse on many dimensions. Our economy, like just about everything else, is ultimately reliant on cyber systems. If the purpose of the legislation on the Senate floor is COVID relief then that needs to include making sure our economy recovers and our economy cannot recover unless the core systems of the economy – which in the 21st century are cyber – also recovers.