Critical Infrastructure

The SecurityInfoWatch.com Critical Infrastructure category is a collection of news, analysis, and other information relevant to security professionals who work in or provide services to the Critical Infrastructure market. It covers issues pertaining to security management as well as security technology deployments at utilities, airports, transit operators, oil and petrochemical facilities, and other critical infrastructure operators.
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Government

DHS unveils 'artificial intelligence roadmap' for testing AI technology's potential

March 18, 2024
The agency will launch three pilot projects aimed at enhancing immigration officer training, helping communities build resilience and making law enforcement investigations more...
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Cybersecurity

Hacking humans: Devious tricks attackers use to infiltrate via employees

Feb. 26, 2024
Hacking human beings is usually “phase one” of any cyberattack. This doesn’t require so many technical skills but rather a clever understanding of how human nature responds to...
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Cybersecurity

As LockBit disrupted, ‘big game’ ransomware on the rise

Feb. 22, 2024
By most accounts, LockBit was the most active ransomware group in the world, amassing over 2,000 victims around the globally and netting more than $120 million in ransom payments...
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Critical Infrastructure

Port security, maritime cyber defenses targeted in Biden executive order

Feb. 21, 2024
In the wake of continued threats toward critical infrastructure, President Biden issued an executive order Wednesday that his administration says is aimed at bolstering security...
Critical Infrastructure

Solis Energy, Inc. and Magos Systems announce strategic technology partnership

Feb. 20, 2024
Solis Energy's power products ensure that the Magos radar with PTZ camera reliably receives the continuous clean power required for the duration of their deployment.
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Cybersecurity

How Women Can Make Lasting Changes in the Cybersecurity Industry

Feb. 19, 2024
Women in cybersecurity have a distinct set of skills that can be even more effective than technical knowledge
Podcasts

Podcast Recap: The anatomy of an innovative security program

Feb. 19, 2024
Mark Freedman discusses the impact geopolitical risk has on private sector businesses, the steps security leaders must take to identify and mitigate both global and domestic threats...
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Cybersecurity

Feds deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November

Feb. 19, 2024
Secretaries of state and state election directors must be ready for potential cyberattacks, both familiar and uncomfortably new, according to the feds. And they must remain vigilant...
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Podcasts

Defining ‘critical infrastructure’ and best practices for keeping it protected

Feb. 15, 2024
Steve Lasky talks critical infrastructure with Ed Levy -- a highly accomplished senior executive currently leading the critical infrastructure practice at Noble.
Critical Infrastructure

DeNexus partners with Claroty to mitigate OT risk in critical infrastructure

Feb. 13, 2024
Through native integration with DeNexus, Claroty's Continuous Threat Detection (CTD) solution will automatically and continuously provide data to drive DeRISK.
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Cybersecurity

Identifying and mitigating 'living off the land' techniques

Feb. 12, 2024
This Joint Guidance, Identifying and Mitigating Living Off the Land Techniques, was co-authored by CISA, the National Security Agency, the FBI, and several other agencies.
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Perimeter Security

‘We are vigilant’: Authorities await myriad of potential threats ahead of Super Bowl LVIII

Feb. 9, 2024
Federal agencies, private security and the NFL are turning up cooperative efforts to quell the increasing complex of potential threats to the 'Big Game.'