Small businesses barely survive cyber attacks — the US must help to secure them
© Getty Images The recent attacks on our nation’s digital infrastructure through the compromise of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) underscore the urgent need to close a critical gap in our nation’s cyber defenses. When we think about cybersecurity, we tend to think at a macro level — about state actors, and state secrets; about hacks of millions of online identities; about threats to critical infrastructure. And when we think about remedies, we tend to focus on digital giants and national or multinational policymaking. These policy solutions are necessary and appropriate, b...