President Joe Biden’s recent call for American businesses to strengthen their cyber defenses has drawn much attention from security experts. Their consensus is that the President’s concern over Russia’s “sophisticated cyber capability” as retaliation for its support of Ukraine is a valid one. In particular, these experts are concerned about attacks targeting critical national infrastructure (CNI) or other large businesses.
Scott Nicholson is co-CEO of Bridewell Consulting, a company that provides cybersecurity, managed security, and data privacy services as well as penetration testing across industries. Its work spans the U.K. and U.S. in sectors including CNI, finance, transport and aviation, communications, and central government.