The cyberthreat landscape is constantly evolving. Malicious actors have access to new and better tools, fueled by artificial intelligence, and sophisticated nation-states increasingly disrupt critical infrastructure, in addition to posing ransomware and other hazards. Even a simple breach can shut down operations and services for days, weeks or months — but many agencies haven’t kept pace with the growing threats.
The old tactics of denying access and deterrence no longer work because the reality is that breaches, to some degree, are unavoidable. Agencies need a new kind of response, one that isolates incursions and defuses the risk without bringing down an entire system. In the end, governments must deprive bad actors from a breach’s benefits.
“If we can get to the point where whatever attack they initiate, it’s only going to have a very short-term impact [on] operations,” said Travis Rosiek, Public Sector CTO at Rubrik, “then there’s really no effect or benefit to them of initiating the attack.”
In this video interview, Rosiek discusses new approaches to confront the realities of today’s cybersecurity threats and keep governments up and running. Topics include:
- Why traditional cybersecurity strategies aren’t enough.
- How resilience requires not just remediation but limiting disruption.
- How new tools make agencies less attractive targets.