The US Government says companies should take more responsibility for cyberattacks. We agree. (Google Online Security Blog)
Posted by Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer, Google & Alphabet and Royal Hansen, Vice President of Engineering for Privacy, Safety, and Security Should companies be responsible for cyberattacks? The U.S. government thinks so – and frankly, we agree. Jen Easterly and Eric Goldstein of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security planted a flag in the sand: “The incentives for developing and selling technology have eclipsed customer safety in importance. […] Americans…have unwittingly come to accept that it is normal for new software and devices to be indefensible by design. They accept products that are released to market with dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of defects. They accept that the cybersecurity burden falls disproportionately on consumers and small organizations, which are…