Today is the beginning 'wild west' stage of the information technology industry. Software ate the world and now security is starting to matter to the bottom l

Today is the beginning 'wild west' stage of the information technology industry. Software ate the world and now security is starting to matter to the bottom line. GDPR and privacy are another big factor which I think will push the professionalization of the industry. I do think the worst case scenario outlined in this article is unlikely. We can build systems that are not that vulnerable to ransomware. You can have backups that are safely stored off network. It is just that old industries have slowly computerized without updating their processes and view of themselves. Every company is a tech company now.