Anthony J. Ferrante is the global head of cybersecurity with FTI Consulting and former Director for Cyber Incident Response at the U.S. National Security Council at the White House. He is an expert in data privacy and cybersecurity resilience, prevention, response, remediation and recovery services.
As global tensions continue to escalate, the Internet may find itself used as a weapon, something we are already starting to see happen, by nations attempting to exert their influence and enforce greater internal control over digital commerce and communication. Nations must recognize the threat of escalation beyond the point of no return and take steps to ensure that the interconnectivity of the open Internet remains intact long-term. This will prevent a “cyber dark age” in which governments implement national Internet protocols and stop the free flow of data across borders.
