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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 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Spyware Abuse of Signal and WhatsApp Targeting US Officials

Cyber Advisory Cites Abuse of Linked Devices to Monitor Sensitive CommunicationsThe U.S cyber defense agency issued an alert outlining how commercial spyware and state-aligned groups are abusing messaging-app features through malicious QR-based linking and zero-click exploitation to monitor U.S. government, military and other high-profile figures.

More from Bank Info Security 26 Nov 2025, 12:00 p.m. Abuse America Critical Infrastructure Facebook Government Military Spyware Zero-Click

New research has found that organizations in various sensitive sectors, including governments, telecoms, and critical infrastructure, are pasting passwords and credentials into online tools like JSONformatter and CodeBeautify that are used to format and validate code

More from The Hacker News 26 Nov 2025, 5:49 a.m. API Artificial Intelligence Credentials Critical Infrastructure Leak Passwords Research
Bank Info Security 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Email Hacks Continue to Plague Healthcare Sector

Mindpath Health Settles Claim for $3.5M; Delta Dental Notifies 146,000 of BreachEmail breaches continue to plague the healthcare sector, resulting in data compromises that often affect the sensitive information of scores of patients. Two recent incidents illustrate the risks email breaches pose to patients, and the potential legal fallout for providers.

More from Bank Info Security 25 Nov 2025, 11:30 a.m. Breach Critical Infrastructure Email Healthcare Sensitive Information