The digitalisation of industrial infrastructure is underway and 55% of organisations are confident that the Internet of Things (IoT, as one of its key aspects, will change the state of security in industrial control systems (ICS), according to Kaspersky’s recent report. Entitled “The State of Industrial Cybersecurity in the Era of Digitalization”, the report however … Read more
CrowdStrike IT outage: A flawed software update in July disrupted 8.5 million devices globally, with financial losses reaching $5.4 billion. Recovery efforts required manual intervention despite a rapid fix by the cybersecurity firm. Change Healthcare ransomware attack: In February, a ransomware attack affected over 100 million individuals in the US, paralyzing healthcare operations … Read more
By Byron V. Acohido It’s all too clear that the cybersecurity community, once more, is facing elevated challenges as well as opportunities. Part one of a four-part series The world’s reliance on interconnected digital infrastructure continues to deepen, even as the threats facing it grow in sophistication and scope. The way forward is complex and … Read more
