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1 year, 9 months ago
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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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Bank Info Security
1 year, 9 months ago
ISMG Editors: Russian Cybercrime Syndicates Under Siege
Also: U.S. Healthcare Cyber Bill, Insights from ISMG's Canada SummitIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed recent international law enforcement efforts against Russian cybercrime organizations, the latest U.S. cybersecurity bill aimed at protecting the healthcare sector and key takeaways from ISMG's Canada Summit.
Bank Info Security
1 year, 9 months ago
Global Cybersecurity Agencies Release OT Security Guidelines
Principles to Ensure Critical Infrastructure's Operational Technology SecurityDon't pull data from an operational technology network: OT networks should push data out. Segment critical OT networks. Don't introduce cybersecurity systems into an OT network unless administrators can guarantee they won't hinder a restart after a complete loss of electricity.
Bleeping Computer
1 year, 9 months ago
CISA: Network switch RCE flaw impacts critical infrastructure
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is warning about two critical vulnerabilities that allow authentication bypass and remote code execution in Optigo Networks ONS-S8 Aggregation Switch products used in critical infrastructure. [...]
Bleeping Computer
1 year, 9 months ago
Ransomware attack forces UMC Health System to divert some patients
Texas healthcare provider UMC Health System was forced to divert some patients to other locations after a ransomware attack impacted its operations. [...]
Bank Info Security
1 year, 9 months ago
Russian Hackers Increase Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Sector
Attackers Embrace Dating Sites and Encrypted Messaging Apps for Social EngineeringRussian military and intelligence hacking teams continue to refine their Ukrainian targeting, lately shifting to online attacks designed to support and help Moscow's military operations succeed, including social engineering schemes launched via dating portals and encrypted messaging apps.
Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives
1 year, 9 months ago
AI Pulse: What's new in AI regulations?
Fall is in the air and frameworks for mitigating AI risk are dropping like leaves onto policymakers’ desks. From California’s SB 1047 bill and NIST’s model-testing deal with OpenAI and Anthropic to REAIM’s blueprint for military AI governance, AI regulation is proving to be a hot and complicated topic.