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.
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State-sponsored attackers are targeting critical infrastructure networks in defense, communications, energy, finance, government and health care. The post Officials once again warn defenders that Russian hackers are targeting network devices appeared first on CyberScoop.
The Department of Homeland Security is bringing back a key cybersecurity information sharing effort with critical infrastructure, more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered an existing nerve center between government and private sector. The Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience – Critical Infrastructure program, first reported by CyberScoop in January, is meant […] The post DHS to unveil replacement council for critical infrastructure cybersecurity appeared first on CyberScoop.
The consulting giant’s majority stake in Dragos, along with the purchase runZero and NetRise, marks its first major push into operational technology software as AI-driven threats to critical infrastructure intensify. The post Accenture shells out $4.18B on three companies in big industrial cybersecurity push appeared first on CyberScoop.
The revelation mirrors an alarming pattern of Chinese espionage groups dropping backdoors into critical infrastructure to intercept research and steal data with national security implications. The post Google exposes China espionage group that’s been lurking in networks undetected since 2023 appeared first on CyberScoop.
Acting director Nick Andersen said a binding operational directive is en route for agencies, and that more specific discussions need to happen with critical infrastructure owners. The post CISA is rethinking how it prioritizes risks and vulnerabilities for feds, private sector appeared first on CyberScoop.
Roughly 150 new organizations across critical infrastructure sectors will gain access to Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic's most capable — and most restricted — AI model. The post Anthropic expanding access to Project Glasswing appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers say Schemata’s platform exposed names, emails, base assignments, and course materials before the company patched the issue and contacted government authorities. The post A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records appeared first on CyberScoop.
The agency will begin targeted assessments meant to help critical infrastructure entities operate while disconnecting OT networks from IT and third-party vendors. The post CISA wants critical infrastructure to operate ‘weeks to months’ in isolation during conflict appeared first on CyberScoop.
As AI drives deeper dependence across business, supply chains, and national security, the buildings that run the cloud are becoming critical infrastructure — and increasingly attractive targets. The post Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list appeared first on CyberScoop.
The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granting them far more access than they can safely monitor or control. The post US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents appeared first on CyberScoop.
A hearing of the House Homeland Security panel’s cyber subcommittee weighed whether to designate data centers as a standalone critical infrastructure sector. The post Congress, industry ponder government posture for protecting data centers appeared first on CyberScoop.
Censys researchers warned that thousands of devices are exposed to the Iranian government’s campaign targeting energy, water, and U.S. government services and facilities. The post Iranian attacks on US critical infrastructure puts 3,900 devices in crosshairs appeared first on CyberScoop.
As traditional fraud markers become obsolete, we must treat digital identity as critical infrastructure and adopt a layered, real-time defense to neutralize sophisticated crime rings. The post Don’t just fight fraud, hunt it appeared first on CyberScoop.
A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S. economy and its institutions to ever-widening threats. Retired four-star military officials worry the worst day in cyber is yet to come. The post Former NSA chiefs worry American offensive edge in cybersecurity is slipping appeared first on CyberScoop.
Acting director Nick Andersen said relationships, not actor risk management agency designations, should guide which agency is at the forefront. The post CISA official advises agencies not to get too hung up on who takes lead in critical infrastructure sectors appeared first on CyberScoop.
The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations. The post Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy appeared first on CyberScoop.