Cybersecurity: So Much Time, So Little Progress

As I read of the latest cyberattack, the worst in history, involving hospitals, shipping systems, and corporations in more than 150 countries, I see much hand-wringing. But the first thing that comes to my mind is the old mantra: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”

That’s not to play “blame the victim” as so often happens with crime. It is to say that customers, employees, and investors have been victimized by their government and corporate leaders burying their colle...