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“ We must apply the right amount of security to reduce that risk . We run on research , one of our main sources of revenue , and so we have to demonstrate to our federal funders as well as private funders that we are worthy of these investments and that we are being good stewards of the research data and the intellectual property that comes from it . Otherwise , cybersecurity risks eventually becoming an existential threat to what we do as an organisation .”
As Howell describes , today ’ s cybersecurity challenges expand beyond just typical traditional digital assets .
“ We ’ re like a small city ,” he says . “ Anything you can imagine that a city does , we also do at Georgia Tech . We have people who live here , we have a police department , we have roads that run through campus . We have just the regular facilities of a city , and at the same time we ’ re an open city because we want to have people coming through easily . So you can just imagine then , all the things that are connected to our network .”
The complexity of this attack surface creates complications . “ Now we ’ re worried about protecting people ’ s health , safety and wellbeing because these kinds of threats are becoming real possibilities ,” Howell adds . “ Just imagine , for example , the risk associated with threat actors getting access to our building automation system or water
78 January 2024