Cybersecurity without borders: Policy, tech and reality
Cybersecurity without borders: Policy, tech and reality
https://securityjournalamericas.com/cybersecurity-policy-tech-reality/
Publish Date: 2026-05-14 03:00:00
Source Domain: securityjournalamericas.com
SJA hears from Judith Borts, Senior Director of Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University‘s nation center for training, innovation and collaboration in cybersecurity.
Ask anyone working in cybersecurity right now, and you’ll hear the same thing: it’s not just the volume of threats; it’s the speed.
Everything is moving faster than most organizations can realistically keep up with.
Across North America and around the globe, critical infrastructure is under constant pressure.
Energy systems, water systems, healthcare networks, and financial institutions are not abstract targets; they’re being probed, tested and in some cases, actively disrupted.
The volume and sophistication of attacks have reached a point where many cybersecurity teams feel like they’re “drinking from a firehose.”
As in, there’s just too much coming at them, too quickly, to process, prioritize and respond in real time.
And that’s really the starting point: we’re not preparing for a potential cyber crisis.
We’re already operating in one.
The speed problem no one can ignore
One of the biggest shifts right now is how fast everything is moving.
Threat actors are leveraging AI to scale attacks in ways we haven’t seen before.
They’re automating reconnaissance, refining phishing campaigns and identifying vulnerabilities faster than most organizations can respond.
At the same time, defenders are trying to adopt more AI tools to keep up.
But not all critical infrastructure sectors move at the same pace.
Large, well-resourced organizations can keep up, but many others can’t move quickly. These are complex, highly regulated environments often built on legacy and frequently analogue systems.
That gap, between how fast attackers move and how slowly defenders can adapt, is where a lot of risk lives.
Operational technology (OT) is a perfect example.
These systems run our power grids, manufacturing lines…
