Technology is constantly changing every day just like the world is constantly evolving. The meaning behind the “short arm of predictive knowledge” is that instead of looking way down the road one should focus on what is in front of them. While many want to be ahead of the curve, we never know what will happen. Having the most secure updates, following procedures, and being aware of recent reports is a priority over downloading new software that does not benefit the company at that time.
By 2010 most households already had a computer in their home and while some were skeptical at first many heavily rely on it today. Phone numbers are not memorized anymore as they are stored in the phone, and many don’t learn directions of where they live as they can use GPS. Small businesses are just trying to get their feet off the ground and cannot look into the future and spend tons of money on something that may not be worth it. Some even rely on Google for every little question or use auto-correct without ever learning the correct spelling for themself.
Policies should change based on current events and not try to predict what will happen 2 weeks from now. By preparing for 2 weeks ahead, you can lose sight of what the risks are for that day making the company more suspectable to an attack. We analyze the prediction of sales and profits a company can gain in the future, but the question is if we would want to risk that with the security of one’s business. I believe predictive knowledge can be useful when creating new cyber protection measures, but not when you are possibly allowing risk by worrying about implementing the latest technology. Predictive data can be used to gather past attacks or statistics to see what can be improved for the company’s best interest.