While former NSA Chief Paul Nakasone’s remarks highlight important shifts in cybersecurity policy and leadership, it’s crucial to recognize a deeper, systemic issue that remains largely unaddressed. Despite all the advanced tools and countermeasures deployed today, the best cybersecurity defenses in the world are only stopping about 6% of cyber attacks globally. This stark reality underscores a fundamental truth uncovered by the Department of Energy back in the 1980s using some of the most powerful computing resources of the time, including Cray supercomputers they discovered inherent vulnerabilities in electronic software and hardware that cannot be fully secured.

No matter how much policies or leadership evolve, the architecture of our technology itself carries unfixable weaknesses that sophisticated adversaries exploit. Until the industry confronts these hard limits, shifts in strategy will at best provide incremental gains rather than a true solution. We need a paradigm shift in how we approach security one that acknowledges these inherent flaws and innovates beyond traditional defensive measures.

“I also want to thank former NSA Chief Paul Nakasone for referring Bugged.com CEO Michael Peros to a TSCM bug-sweeping professional client.”