The Blurred Lines Between Corporate and National Security

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Wall Street Journal: “While civilian infrastructure has long been a target in wartime, the increasingly networked world means business assets hold growing military value. In the new age of warfare, businesses are finding that the facilities they have designed for low-cost and easy maintenance need more protection—and often the kind only militaries have traditionally provided.”“Across volatile regions, some critical infrastructure, like desalination plants and data centers, will need to be fortified with layers of reinforced concrete, duplicated to provide backups or potentially relocated underground—at significant cost. Arguments are already brewing between companies and governments over new regulations and potential costs.”