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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

These global events have also underscored the crucial significance of safeguarding our critical infrastructure against domestic or foreign attacks. It’s easy to envision the outcomes that could arise from a major assault on our vital infrastructure.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Cautioned About Chinese Drones, While Water Plants Advised To Boost Incident Response

Tenable

Find out why Uncle Sam is warning critical infrastructure facilities about drones made in China, while urging water treatment plants to beef up incident response plans. In addition, the latest on the Androxgh0st malware. 1 - Critical infrastructure orgs warned about using Chinese drones Here’s a warning from the U.S.

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Tenable OT Security: 2023 Year in Review

Tenable

Whether an attack originates within the IT or the OT infrastructure is almost beside the point; what matters is that any cyberattack has the potential to disrupt business operations. In our view, protecting your OT environment requires a holistic view of all parts of the infrastructure. Let’s use a factory as an example.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Must Beware of China-backed Volt Typhoon, Cyber Agencies Warn

Tenable

The Volt Typhoon hacking gang is stealthily breaching critical infrastructure IT environments so it can strike on behalf of the Chinese government, cyber agencies say. critical infrastructure IT and operational technology security teams, listen up. Critical Infrastructure. ” So said cybersecurity agencies from the U.S.,

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Protecting Local Government Agencies with a Whole-of-State Cybersecurity Approach

Tenable

Facing frequent and aggressive cyberattacks, local governments often struggle to defend themselves due to a lack of tools and resources. With a whole-of-state approach, local governments can pool resources and boost their defenses, reducing cyber risk via improved threat visibility, cyber hygiene and incident response.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

Hackers take advantage of out-of-date systems, software, and known security issues. However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks.

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Critical infrastructure is more vulnerable than ever—your industry could be a prime target

Lacework

One of the only major changes in cybercriminal operations is who their victims are—today, instead of targeting individuals, they’re targeting critical infrastructure. So, why did this shift occur, and which types of critical infrastructure are most at risk? Critical infrastructure is organized into 16 different sectors.