The cybersecurity threat landscape has intensified as attacks have grown more serious in recent years, said Michael Chertoff in an interview with Bloomberg.

Chertoff, a member of EWI’s Board of Directors, said cybersecurity professionals needed to understand the nature of threats and the kinds of strategies necessary to counter them.

Chertoff also discussed the proliferation of internet-connected devices nowadays where there are more consumers linked to the internet, triggering new threats.

Watch the full interview here.