What a cat can teach us about cybersecurity


There is a lot a cat can teach us about cybersecurity. — AFP/AFPBB News

THE news today often contains reports about cybersecurity breaches that steal our data or threaten our national security. The nation spends billions of dollars on cybersecurity measures, and yet we seem unable to get ahead of this problem. Why are our computers so hard to protect?

A recent experience with a house cat provided insights into the nature of this problem. I am allergic to cats. My daughter came home, cat in hand, for an extended stay, and I had to find a way of confining Pounce to a limited area. However, as many cat parents would have known – though I did not – this was doomed to be a losing battle.

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