How to Protect Against the Silent Killer in Cybersecurity 

September 29, 2025

Strauss Center Senior National Security Fellow Brett Freedman recently co-authored an article for SC Media titled “The Silent Killer in Cyber.”

“We must work to empower technical experts, overhaul outdated procurement models, and create space for innovation unimpeded by red tape,” writes Freedman. “It’s time to stop pretending that cybersecurity is something we can buy off the shelf and instead start treating it as a discipline we must live and breathe every day.”

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