The White House’s newly revealed strategy is a wakeup call to close the frightening gap between cybersecurity supply and demand.

Beyond the enduring individual and organisational duties for defense, there is a national security imperative. To put it simply, it takes a village. Security does not and cannot operate in a vacuum.

The sooner countries and supranational entities can shore up the skill deficit and align security standards, the securer our world becomes. Today’s announcement is one step closer to that.