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�When the folks with imagination sit down and craft their few more jurisdictions close-by in the same situation. Make
next idea for a product, all they need is someone sitting an offer to several of them and have them share your
next to them that understands cybersecurity to add a few salary,� Jordan said.

common sense tweaks and you then have a product
development cycle with baked-in security, with no �Whatever you do for one will most often work for the
additional lead-time at minimal cost. You also end up with others, so you won�t be overburdened. Just go for it. Its
a valuable product differentiator, a product with inherent honest work and there is never a dull moment��
integrity.�
About The Author
He also says that local governments must evolve to better Anthony M. Freed, Senior Editor of Publications for Norse
position themselves to be able to address the vast challenges Corporation, is an infosec journalist who authored

of network security and the looming threats posed by the numerous feature articles, interviews and investigative
onslaught of the IoT, yet government hasn�t yet focused or reports which have been sourced and cited by dozens of
adequately funded security in this regard, and the IoT trend major media outlets, including The New York Times,
is clearly beyond its control. Reuters, The Register, Financial Times of London, MSNBC,
Fox News, PC/IT/Computer/Tech World, eWeek, SC
�At the moment, the governments and population are Magazine, CSO Magazine, Federal News Radio, The Herald-
totally dependent upon the manufacturers to make IoT Tribune, Naked Security, and many more. Anthony can be
devices inherently secure,� Jordan noted. �A federal reached online at @AnthonyMFreed and at our company
government that promotes a concept that it hopes website DarkMatters.

corporate America will do the right thing, well that isn�t a
strategy, that�s a prayer that will not be answered.�

�If American corporate tradition remains unchanged, I
expect there will continue to be significant security risks
that accompany IoT devices. My hope is in the not too
distant future when I go looking for a new car, I�ll see a little
label on the driver side window of the Lincoln LKZ that

says Security by Mission Secure, or else I�ll keep driving my
1973 computerless Jeep.�

Being a Part of the Solution
Jordan says that if you want to be part of the solution and
give something back to our nation, being a local
government CISO is a great place to practice your craft.
There are over 3,300 local and county governments in the
U.S., and he believe probably less than 15% have a full-time

CISO.

�Does your locality have a CISO� Ask them, and if the
answer is �no, there is no budget,� chances are there are a

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