In this article, Dr. Jerome Farquharson draws on his experience advising critical infrastructure operators to examine how compliance-driven security programs have strengthened baseline protections while leaving important gaps unaddressed. He explores how regulation influences where organizations focus attention—and where risk can quietly accumulate outside formal requirements.
The piece highlights why attackers increasingly exploit inconsistencies across operational environments and underscores the need for leadership teams to view cybersecurity through an operational resilience lens, not solely a regulatory one.
Through an expert practitioner perspective, the article examines the shift required to move from compliance-focused controls toward security that is designed into systems, governance, and decision-making across the full operational ecosystem.