MATT ALDRIDGE
CYBERSECURITY
MATT ALDRIDGE
TITLE : PRINCIPAL SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT
COMPANY : OPENTEXT CYBERSECURITY
INDUSTRY : CYBERSECURITY
A veteran of cybersecurity , networking and IT technical pre-sales , service delivery , operations and support with over 25 years of operational experience , Matt consults and acts as a spokesperson to the media , representing OpenText at cyber -centric events with his expertise .
says Matt Aldridge , Principal Solutions Consultant at OpenText Cybersecurity . “ Attacks targeting essential services such as healthcare , transportation , and utilities can have far-reaching impacts , endangering lives and causing economic instability .”
So serious is the threat to critical infrastructure that NATO cyber defence policy states that a cyber attack could be grounds to invoke Article 5 of NATO ’ s founding treaty , which it is obliged to then help the affected nation and issue a response .
The order of attack Although there is ongoing debate over how cyberwarfare should be defined , Cyberwarfare can largely be characterised by state-sponsored or terror groups launching digital attacks largely aimed at disrupting , sabotaging , or weakening adversaries ’ critical systems .
“ Sectors such as health , central and local government are likely to be targeted due to their direct impact on the
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