This technical white paper describes how vulnerable edge locations and industrial computer systems are to attacks by malicious actors and how critical public functions are thereby jeopardized. It details how dependent we have become in our daily lives on edge critical infrastructure and why the attack surface at the edge is so much higher than the traditional parameters of a datacenter. Considering cyberthreat advancements, political instability, and regulations, this document gives an insight into how the Dell Technologies edge offerings, and NativeEdge specifically, are helping to establish a safer environment for all of us.