Forbes December 6, 2025
Every year I conduct a year end review to understand the patterns that shaped our cybersecurity landscape. 2025 was very different. Things broke. Critical systems failed. Government oversight shifted in real time. Most importantly, Washington introduced a true enforcement mechanism for cybersecurity with meaningful financial consequences. The Department of Defense, now operating as the Department of War, became the first agency to make cybersecurity a mandatory and enforceable condition of federal work. Other departments will follow. The first domino has already fallen.
The events of 2025 were not random. They formed a clear pattern that revealed how fragile our digital infrastructure has become. The longest government shutdown in United States history exposed gaps in federal cyber readiness. The arrival of...
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