News August 23, 2023

Securing critical infrastructure with the carrot and stick

4 min read - It wasn’t long ago that cybersecurity was a fringe topic of interest. Now, headline-making breaches impact large numbers of everyday citizens. Entire cities find themselves under cyberattack. In a short time, cyber has taken an important place in the national…

Risk Management July 10, 2023

CSC report: Space systems should be critical infrastructure

4 min read - In 2013, Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21 established 16 critical infrastructure sectors responsible for providing essential services that underpin American society. These services are not only vital to the country’s safety and prosperity but are inherently tied to public confidence.…

News June 26, 2023

High-impact attacks on critical infrastructure climb 140%

4 min read - Prior to the pandemic, cyber-sabotage attacks on manufacturing plants were non-existent. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. As per a recent report, attacks that led to physical consequences in process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and critical industrial infrastructures impacted over 150…

Risk Management February 20, 2023

The growing threat to critical infrastructure

5 min read - In August 2022, the threat intelligence and cybersecurity company Cyble found 8,000 virtual network computing (VNC) instances exposed online. Additionally, this research revealed that most of these ports are in the United States, China and Sweden — putting many critical…

Zero Trust September 28, 2022

Cost of a data breach: Infrastructure

4 min read - During the pandemic, businesses and consumers saw firsthand what happens when infrastructure fails. In 2019, the global critical infrastructure protection (CIP) market size was valued at $96.30 billion. It is predicted to grow to $154.59 billion by 2027, with a…

CISO August 11, 2021

A New Directive for Pipeline Operators Puts Cybersecurity in the Spotlight

3 min read - It’s no secret that cyberattacks against critical infrastructure are increasing. The recent attacks against water treatment plants, pipelines, vital hospital systems and food processing facilities have all made recent headlines and demonstrate the vulnerability of all types of critical infrastructure…

Risk Management June 8, 2021

Critical Business Operations Are At Risk, and Companies Are Not Making This a Priority

3 min read - Many companies around the world with industrial operations environments, commonly referred to as operational technology (OT) environments, do not invest the same resources to protect OT systems as they do to secure their corporate enterprise environments. Yet, these same companies…

Intelligence & Analytics April 30, 2020

Gain Visibility Into Operational Technology (OT) Environments With a Combined SOC

3 min read - Organizations can attain visibility into their operational technology (OT) environments by building out a combined OT/IT security operations center.

March 10, 2020

Durham, North Carolina Shuts Down Phone System Following Ryuk Ransomware Attack

2 min read - The city of Durham, North Carolina temporarily disabled its phone system last weekend after suffering a Ryuk ransomware attack.

Intelligence & Analytics March 2, 2020

Leverage ATT&CK for ICS to Secure Industrial Control Systems

3 min read - The core of MITRE ATT&CK for ICS provides an overview of the TTPs associated with threat actors that have carried out attacks against ICS systems.