Cybersecurity Today and Tomorrow: Pay Now or Pay Later-WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CYBERSECURITY? With the above perspective in mind, here are some of the main messages about cybersecurity that emerge from a review of CSTB reports. In the United States, information system vulnerabilities, from the standpoint of both operations and technology, are growing faster than the country’s ability (and willingness) to respond . Security is expensive, not only in dollars but especially in interference with daily work .