當(dāng)權(quán)威人士說“每家公司都是科技公司”時(shí)，聽起來就像用流行詞胡說八道一樣,。但后來,，人們意識(shí)到確實(shí)如此。現(xiàn)在,，從媒體到零售的各個(gè)行業(yè)如果想要獲得成功,，都必須把科技當(dāng)作核心競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力來看待。

在網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全上,，同樣的情況恐怕又要成真了。過去只有銀行和科技等少數(shù)行業(yè)才需要把安全作為工作立身之本,。如今,，其他所有人也要如此了。你還有懷疑嗎,？看看上周五導(dǎo)致全球許多醫(yī)院和聯(lián)邦快遞（FedEx）等大公司癱瘓的勒索軟件吧,，如果他們之前升級(jí)了Windows系統(tǒng)，或許就能阻止這次襲擊,。

擅長(zhǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全可能不會(huì)讓公司在市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)上獲得優(yōu)勢(shì)，不過它可以阻止安全災(zāi)難的爆發(fā),，這同樣重要,。問題是怎么做到這一點(diǎn)。

反釣魚服務(wù)公司Area 1的首席執(zhí)行官奧倫?法爾科維茨等人堅(jiān)稱,，科技才是維護(hù)網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全的最好途徑,，他們認(rèn)為去培訓(xùn)公司里的每一個(gè)人，讓他們擅長(zhǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全,，這是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的,。與此同時(shí),，Cloudflare等公司則建議采用整個(gè)行業(yè)適用的辦法,，例如給物聯(lián)網(wǎng)（Internet of Things）建立類VPN保護(hù)的倡議，這樣可以降低聯(lián)網(wǎng)設(shè)備的危險(xiǎn)性,。

這些辦法都很好,，不過我認(rèn)為企業(yè)文化也必須在其中成為不可分割的一部分。想起過去,，媒體從業(yè)者曾經(jīng)心安理得地忽視新技術(shù)（“我為什么要寫那個(gè)？我是作家,！”）,，但如今媒體認(rèn)為科技素養(yǎng)乃是記者這個(gè)職業(yè)的核心要求,。

我能感覺到,，在網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全問題上，同樣的事情會(huì)再一次發(fā)生,。如此多網(wǎng)絡(luò)災(zāi)難的發(fā)生,，都是因?yàn)槿藗內(nèi)狈Ω萝浖驒z查郵件附件等基本意識(shí)而導(dǎo)致的。未來成功的企業(yè)里,，可能所有的員工都要了解網(wǎng)絡(luò)的基本常識(shí),。

當(dāng)然,，說來容易做來難,。不過現(xiàn)在，企業(yè)和機(jī)構(gòu)已經(jīng)別無選擇,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：嚴(yán)匡正

When the pundits first said “Every company is a tech company,” it sounded like buzzword blather—until people realized it’s true. These days, companies in any industry—from media to retail—must make technology a core competency if they want to succeed.

And now the same is becoming true of cyber security. Once, it was only a handful of industries such as banking or technology that needed to make security a fundamental part of what they do. Today, everyone else does too. Do you doubt it? Just look at the terrible ransomware attacks that crippled hospitals and major companies like FedEx across the world on Friday—attacks that probably could have been prevented if they had updated their Windows software.

Being good at cyber security may not give a company a competitive edge in the market, but it will prevent security catastrophes, which is just as important. The question is how to achieve this.

People like Oren Falkowitz, the CEO of anti-phishing service Area 1, insist that technology provides the best route to cyber safety, arguing it’s impractical to train everyone in an organization to be good at security. Meanwhile, companies like Cloudflare are proposing industry wide approaches—like an initiative to create VPN-style protection for the Internet of Things—to make connected devices less dangerous.

These are fine approaches, but I can’t shake the impression that corporate culture must be part of the mix too. I recall how it was once okay for those of us in the media to ignore new technology ("why do I need that? I’m a writer!"), but now the industry treats tech literacy as a core part of a journalist’s job.

I get the feeling the same thing will happen when it comes to cyber security. So many cyber disasters are based on exploiting people’s lack of knowledge about elementary ideas like software updates or email attachments. Successful companies of the future may be those in which everyone in the organization has a basic level of cyber literacy.

Sure, that’s easier said than done. But at this point, companies and organizations have no choice.