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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 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Yale New Haven Health Will Pay $18M to Settle Hack Lawsuit

March Breach Affected Nearly 5.6 Million; NextGen Proposed Settlement Also ReachedConnecticut's largest healthcare network - Yale New Haven Health System - has agreed to pay $18 million to settle class action litigation filed in the aftermath of a March hack affecting nearly 5.6 million people. The incident ranks as the biggest health data breach reported so far in 2025.

More from Bank Info Security 25 Oct 2025, 11:00 a.m. Breach Critical Infrastructure Hacking Healthcare Incident Lawsuit Proposal
Bank Info Security 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Civilian Airport OT: the US Military's Soft Underbelly

Airport Baggage Carousels Are Weapons, in the Right HandsConsider the airport baggage carousel. It's big, clunky and tedious to wait by. But look at it like a war planner does, and it's suddenly very different: An almost certainly poorly secured technology system that foreign adversaries could exploit to disrupt military mobilization across the United States.

More from Bank Info Security 25 Oct 2025, 10:00 a.m. America Critical Infrastructure Exploit Military Operational Technology
Bank Info Security 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyberattack Disrupts Services at 2 Massachusetts Hospitals

IT Systems, Radiology Services Taken Offline; Ambulance Patients DivertedA North Central Massachusetts nonprofit healthcare system with two community hospitals, a medical group and several other care facilities has taken its IT network offline and is diverting ambulance patients as it continues to respond to a cyberattack that hit last week.

More from Bank Info Security 21 Oct 2025, 11:00 a.m. Critical Infrastructure Cyberattack Healthcare Outage
Bank Info Security 8 months, 3 weeks ago

UK Ministry of Defense Probes Military Contractor Data Leak

Ransomware Group Lynx Reportedly Stole 4TB of DataThe U.K. Ministry of Defense is investigating an apparent data breach by Russian-speaking ransomware hackers of a building facilities contractor with ties to the military. The Lynx ransomware group posted on its darkweb site samples of what it says is 4 terabytes of data stolen from the Dodd Group.

More from Bank Info Security 21 Oct 2025, 9:00 a.m. Breach Critical Infrastructure Dark Web Leak Military Ransomware Russia Theft United Kingdom
Bank Info Security 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Making the Case for Virtual Segmentation in OT Environments

Recent Cybersecurity Conferences Highlight Resilience and Shoring Up Critical Infrastructure SystemsLearn how recent cybersecurity conferences focused on resilience and shoring up critical infrastructure systems spotlight the need for virtual segmentation, OT visibility and zero trust adoption.

More from Bank Info Security 20 Oct 2025, 8:30 a.m. Adoption Critical Infrastructure Operational Technology Zero Trust
Bank Info Security 8 months, 4 weeks ago

AI and Patient Health Data Access: Considering the Risks

Among pressing issues facing healthcare providers and health IT vendors is how artificial intelligence enabled tools such as AI assistants might further facilitate patients' access to records as well as the transmission of records themselves, said attorney Alisa Chestler of law firm Baker Donelson.

More from Bank Info Security 20 Oct 2025, 8:30 a.m. Artificial Intelligence Critical Infrastructure Healthcare