Critical infrastructure depends on interconnected operational systems, where cyber incidents can disrupt essential services, safety, and availability.
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Critical infrastructure includes systems and assets vital for public health, safety, and economic stability, such as power grids, water treatment, transportation networks, and healthcare facilities. These systems often combine physical components with industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) that manage essential services in real time.
From an information-security perspective, critical infrastructure faces risks like unauthorized access to control systems, disruption of service availability, and manipulation of sensor data. Defending these assets requires specialized security measures tailored to ICS environments, including network segmentation, strict access controls, and continuous monitoring for anomalies. Ensuring resilience also involves coordinated efforts between operators and government agencies to address vulnerabilities unique to legacy systems and proprietary protocols.
While AI platforms and tools promise to offer encouraging potential in healthcare, many are unprepared to deal with the risks these emerging technologies pose - similar to the early days of social media, said Keith Fricke, co-managing partner and principal consultant at tw-Security.
While artificial intelligence platforms and tools promise to offer encouraging potential in healthcare, many are unprepared to deal with the risks these emerging technologies pose - similar to the early days of social media, said Keith Fricke, partner and principal of tw-Security.
Under the Trump administration, the proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule - issued in the final weeks of the Biden administration - is likely to get trimmed but not totally cut, predicts regulatory attorney Sharon Klein of the law firm Blank Rome. What else should the health sector expect?
ENISA's Marnix Dekker on Supply Chain Attacks, Harmonizing the New NIS2 RegulationsThe European Union Agency for Cybersecurity is at the center of rolling out new cybersecurity frameworks for critical infrastructure providers across Europe. But a major priority, according to ENISA's Marnix Dekker, is helping smaller vendors withstand supply chain attacks.
Initiative Aims to Bolster Security of EU Member Hospitals, Healthcare ProvidersThe European Commission has a new action plan to strengthen cybersecurity of the hospitals and other healthcare providers in the European Union from rising cyberthreats and attacks. The plan includes a cybersecurity support center to offer guidance and other resources to the EU's health sector.