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Old 04-16-2022, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
Not just our state, but I agree with your point in general. The US has been very slow in preparing for cyberwar. CISA is our attempt to change that. But it will take time. This alert is NOT for the average Joe sitting at home in front of his computers, it is for companies and industry - a warning of a new variant that they need to take action to protect against. It is real, it is not a "might happen".

When I was working for APS, they were facing a large fine if they missed the deadline for getting the safe guards in place. Sadly, in the US profit rules everything - it is more important than human life or safety. So, for the most part, the only way to get them to spend anything to protect our infrastructure is for the government to force it by imposing fines.
Sadly, as a general rule, most of the World's corporations only care about profits.... a "greed is good" philosophy. However, some of the most socially conscious and employee-friendly Corporations also have high profitability. There was even an ETF put together from these types of Corporations.