critical infrastructure
Israel’s new cyber-kinetic lab will boost the resilience of critical infrastructure
In a building under construction at the Advanced Technologies Park in Be’er Sheva, the “cyber capital” of Israel, a new governmental lab is also taking shape: the …
OT security: Helping under-resourced critical infrastructure organizations
In this Help Net Security interview, Dawn Cappelli, Director of OT-CERT at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, talks about the OT security risks critical …
Turning the tables on cyber attackers
Darktrace AI interrupts in-progress cyber-attacks in seconds, including ransomware, email phishing, and threats to cloud environments and critical infrastructure. In this Help …
How effective are public-private partnerships?
Ninety-three percent of cyber decision-makers say public-private partnerships are vital to national defense, but only 34 percent believe they are very effective, according to …
Ransomware attacks still the #1 threat to businesses and organizations
In 2021, ransomware attacks continued to be one of the most prominent threats targeting businesses and organizations worldwide. High-profile attacks disrupted operations of …
Can we trust the cybersecurity of the energy sector?
A research published by DNV reveals that energy executives anticipate life, property, and environment-compromising cyberattacks on the sector within the next two years. The …
Password reuse is rampant among Fortune 1000 employees
SpyCloud published an annual analysis of identity exposure among employees of Fortune 1000 companies in key sectors such as technology, finance, retail and telecommunications. …
Data centers on steel wheels: Can we trust the safety of the railway infrastructure?
In this interview for Help Net Security, Dimitri van Zantvliet Rozemeijer, CISO at Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways), talks about railway cybersecurity and the …
How is the U.S. government preparing for critical infrastructure attacks?
Russia’s invasion on Ukraine has put a spotlight on threats to critical infrastructure, which thus far have been mostly physical, impacting water treatment, electricity, …
Moving towards defense in depth under the gray skies of conflict
The war in Ukraine is in the second month of bloodshed and the broader impact of the conflict is being felt across the globe, as markets react to increased fuel prices and the …
Potential threats to uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices
In this video for Help Net Security, Chris Westphal, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Ordr, talks about an alert that came out recently from CISA and the Department of Energy …
US critical infrastructure operators should prepare for retaliatory cyberattacks
US President Joe Biden has urged companies in critical infrastructure sectors to shore up their defenses against potential cyberattacks. The warning “Most of America’s …