This only breaks down if you exclusively use the western health model. Vitamins, eating healthy, exercise, etc. are the proactive health options. What the equivalent is in computer security I don't know.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/10/12/why-obama-thinks-about-cybersecurity-like-fighting-a-pandemic/?wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief