Should the Government Require Companies to Meet Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure?

Richard Forno, director of the graduate cybersecurity program and assistant director of the Center for Cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, makes the case for government standards and oversight. Anne Hobson, a program manager with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, argues that the development of targeted, sector-specific solutions is the better option.

YES: The industry can’t do it on its own

By Richard Forno