Category Archives: infrastructure security

CSC report: Space systems should be critical infrastructure

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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. As a result, the PPD makes it clear that “proactive and coordinated efforts are necessary […]

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Secure-by-Design: A 2023 Cybersecurity Prime

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The traditional approach to security has been to get the product to market fast and worry about security later. Unfortunately, that approach has never really worked. It puts too much of the cybersecurity responsibilities on the customer and leaves many vulnerabilities primed for exploitation at any point in the supply chain.  As cyber threats become […]

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The Growing Threat to Critical Infrastructure

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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 infrastructure companies at risk of attack. In an age where cybersecurity threats are omnipresent, it’s […]

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Cost of a Data Breach: Infrastructure

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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 CAGR of 6.2%. On top of that, each time an organization in a critical sector […]

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Blast From the Past: What the Y2K Bug Reveals About Cybersecurity Today

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“The End of the World!?!” That’s what the cover of TIME Magazine said for its January 18, 1999 issue.  Over two decades ago, the industrialized world was gripped by panic over the so-called Y2K bug. Also called the Millennium Bug, the year 2000 problem, Y2K problem, the Y2K glitch and other labels, some feared the […]

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Perigee snares $1.5M seed to secure HVAC and other infrastructure

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It’s been an eventful fall for Perigee CEO and founder Mollie Breen. The former NSA employee participated in the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield in September, and she just closed her first seed round on Thanksgiving, giving her a $1.5 million runway to begin building the company. Outsiders Fund led the round with participation from Westport, […] Continue reading Perigee snares $1.5M seed to secure HVAC and other infrastructure→

Lax Security Exposes Smart-Irrigation Systems to Attack Across the Globe  

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Systems designed by Mottech Water Management were misconfigured and put in place and connected to the internet without password protections. Continue reading Lax Security Exposes Smart-Irrigation Systems to Attack Across the Globe  →

The Economic Shutdown’s Impact on Security Budgets

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Cybersecurity spending, even if only driven by industry and government regulatory compliance mandates, has proven itself to be relatively resilient through previous downturns. Will this downturn prove different? Toward the end of March, S&P Global … Continue reading The Economic Shutdown’s Impact on Security Budgets→

Why Third-Party Risk Management Matters

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Third-party risk management can help protect organizations from mass attacks launched through third-party vendors We’ve made it through one full month of the New Year and the outlook for terrorism-related cyber incidents is already pretty stormy. Duri… Continue reading Why Third-Party Risk Management Matters→

The True Danger To North America: Unmanaged & Embedded Infrastructural Technical Debt

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via Alexis C. Madrigal – writing for The Atlantic – comes this prescient piece, targeting technical debt within the United States’s physical infrastructure. Quite likely, the single , most dangerous and looming threat to our way of life. Read and watc… Continue reading The True Danger To North America: Unmanaged & Embedded Infrastructural Technical Debt→