Adaptions to policy and infrastructure as rapidly changing as cyber technology is a premier challenge. Policy implies that rule making must occur and in our society that requires some amount of study, research, and consensus. Ultimately rulemaking in the United States is slow and bureaucratic, but for a reason. I do not think we will ever get “ahead” of cyber technology from a policy standpoint. Rather we should design our risk processes around adaption and change. I think policy should remain relatively high-level and instead thoughtful assessments and risk measurement should be applied. I believe that striving to have perfect and highly detailed policy places resources that could be working on adaption into roles removed from that of a practitioner. Retroactive examination and constitutional mechanisms for policy development are sufficient to keep up with cyber technology policy.

Keeping up with development of cyber infrastructure is a resourcing management issue. Law is and best practices already support long term support models and support for older products along with right to repair rules. For consumer goods this seems appropriate. For commercial goods and infrastructure this will remain highly competitive for a long time and a challenge for executives and managers. The task of producing better, faster, cheaper will always be the center point of the free market economy. This theory is not unique to cyber infrastructure. From a workforce perspective continuing education and perpetual individual growth is more important for cyber professionals than most other professions. Keeping up with the times and expertise to recognize opportunity will continue to be what sets up the most successful and effective cyber oriented businesses and individuals. An organization will go bankrupt quickly if they spend too much money on research and development or innovations and invention. I think it is important that a business not loose site of changing cyber technology but remain focused on their core products and services for which customers and users exist.