Abstract: Emergence of advanced cyber threats has radically redrawn the operating environment of traditional security establishments like police, military, and private security companies. This paper critiques vulnerabilities, threats, and new strategies needed for bolstering cybersecurity across these domains based on empirical evidence, industry reports, and case studies such as the 2021 Washington D.C. Police ransomware attack and attacks on U.S. defense contractors. The paper identifies prominent groups of cyber threats: phishing and social engineering, ransomware and malware, insider threats, and hybrid cyber–physical attacks based on such analyses. Insights indicate that the majority of traditional security establishments remain technologically under-capacitated and structurally disjointed when planning for a cyber defense approach, giving more priority to physical over virtual protection. As a solution, the study outlines a multidimensional approach consisting of a five-step key strategic action: risk-based critical asset priority, integrated incident planning, cross-sector information sharing and collaborative approach, capacity enhancement with recurring training, and policy alignment with standardized governance. This holistic framework stresses the view that cybersecurity is both a technological issue and organizational, a culture-driven imperative. Finally, bolstering cybersecurity across traditional security establishments necessitates a unified effort blending advanced technologies, active risk management, and inter-agency cooperation towards bolstering national resilience and retaining public confidence at a time when the world is increasingly online.

Keywords: Cybersecurity Resilience, Conventional Security Organizations, Risk-Based Cyber Management, Incident Response Planning, Hybrid Threats, and Inter-Agency Collaboration

Downloads: | DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2025.12758