Opinion: National Security Is No Longer Abstract. And It Needs Innovation
The massive Iberian blackout of 2025 offered a stark reminder: national security does not start at treaties or armies—it starts with what keeps a society alive and operational. Water, energy, communications, hospitals, logistics—the essentials. For too long, we’ve measured resilience in tangible assets, but today the backbone of continuity is digital, distributed, and strategically designed.
In my latest article for Escudo Digital, I explore how dual-use technologies, edge computing, blockchain, and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) are no longer optional but foundational for national resilience. From microgrids that sustain isolated hospitals to decentralized networks that protect critical energy and data flows, these innovations are architectures of survival, enabling societies to maintain operational sovereignty under stress, cyberattack, or disruption.
“National security in 2025 is not a word. It is an architecture. And it needs innovation—not tomorrow, but today.” – María Luque Fernández
The article argues that true resilience integrates four layers: Sustain > Sense > See > Understand—from maintaining essential operations, to detecting subtle changes, anticipating threats, and generating actionable intelligence. In this landscape, infrastructure is not neutral: it is a vector of strategic power. Technologies that are dual-use, digitally sovereign, and PQC-enabled allow states and companies to retain control and legitimacy even when the environment collapses.
Read the entire article here: https://www.escudodigital.com/expertos/opinion/llamalo-seguridad-nacional-necesita-innovacion_63181_102.html