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Outages can disrupt security tools and critical services, showing how failures in infrastructure, vendors, or recovery plans affect cyber resilience.

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Outage is a period when a system, network, application, or online service is unavailable or cannot perform its intended function. It may be planned maintenance or an unplanned disruption caused by equipment or software failure, misconfiguration, a dependency problem, natural hazards, or a denial-of-service attack. The tag generally concerns availability incidents, not every performance issue or security breach.

For security practitioners, an outage requires determining whether malicious activity contributed to the disruption while preserving relevant logs, network telemetry, and system state for investigation. Defenses include capacity planning, segmented and redundant architecture, tested failover and recovery procedures, and controls that limit the effect of DDoS traffic or compromised dependencies. Emergency changes made during recovery should be authorized and recorded, since they can create new vulnerabilities or affect data integrity. Clear incident ownership and communications help coordinate technical response without obscuring the cause or scope.

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Bank Info Security 3 months, 2 weeks ago

ISMG Editors: Panel Wraps Up RSAC 2026 on AI, OT Risks

Conference Focuses on Emerging Agentic AI Risks, Cybercrime and Market ShiftsISMG editors wrap up RSAC 2026 with an overview of key topics at the conference, including AI governance, agentic threats and OT security risks. Cyber experts addressed cybercrime disruption, funding challenges and the urgent need for stronger public-private collaboration.

Bank Info Security 28 Mar 2026, 9:00 p.m. Artificial Intelligence Conference Cybercrime Operational Technology Outage
Bank Info Security 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Deliberate OT Attacks Put Manufacturers at Risk

Dragos' Dawn Cappelli on Evolving OT Threats and Safety Risks in ManufacturingAdversaries have moved from incidentally hitting operational technology environments to deliberately mapping industrial control loops to enable future disruption. Dawn Cappelli, director of OT-CERT at Dragos, warns that manufacturers must reckon with safety risks that go well beyond ransomware.

Bank Info Security 28 Mar 2026, 8:00 a.m. Dragos Operational Technology Outage Ransomware Warning
Bank Info Security 3 months, 3 weeks ago

ISMG Editors: AI Security, Risk and Readiness Trends at RSAC

Also: Latest Trends in AI Governance, OT Risk and CybercrimeIn this panel at RSAC Conference, ISMG editors break down key cybersecurity trends including AI governance, agentic threats to OT security risks and cybercrime disruption. The panel highlights funding shifts, operational challenges and the need for stronger public-private alignment.

Bank Info Security 27 Mar 2026, 7:00 p.m. Artificial Intelligence Conference Cybercrime Operational Technology Outage
Bank Info Security 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Beyond Intel Sharing: The Push Toward Cyber Disruption

Google Threat Intelligence's Sandra Joyce on AI Threats and Active DefenseSharing threat intelligence is no longer enough - the cybersecurity industry must operationalize it through coordinated takedowns and active disruption, says Sandra Joyce, vice president at Google Threat Intelligence.

Bank Info Security 25 Mar 2026, 5:30 p.m. Artificial Intelligence Google Outage President Threat Intelligence
Bank Info Security 3 months, 3 weeks ago

AI Disruption Fears Rattle Cybersecurity Stocks

J.P. Morgan’s Brian Essex on Why Valuations Drop as Fundamentals Hold SteadyInvestor anxiety over AI's long-term impact is dragging down stock valuations despite steady growth and profitability, while companies focus on long-term valuation assumptions and secure business models, said Brian Essex, executive director of U.S. software equity research at J.P. Morgan.

Bank Info Security 24 Mar 2026, 2:00 p.m. America Artificial Intelligence Outage Research