During October Cyber Security Awareness Month, we brought attention to best practices in cyber security today, some of the more prominent cyber attacks during the past year, and the current state of cyber security regulations worldwide.
We chose to close this special series of articles with a look into the cyber security of defence organizations
This article is part of ATS’s four-part series highlighting the importance of Cyber Security Month – in previous pieces, we explored best practices in cyber security today and highlighted some of the most notorious cyber crime cases from the past year.
2021 is slowly coming to a close. It has been, by all accounts, a turbulent year in the world of cyber security – especially when it comes to the network safety of defence and government organizations, which have been, as it seems, under almost constant pressure.
Cyber attacks on small municipal systems and infrastructures have been increasing in the past year, and this is a serious concern as it involves the lives of the people that these public systems serve. Earlier this year, cyber attackers accessed a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida and warnings were out of sight.
President Biden has signed an executive order intending to protect American infrastructure from cyber attacks. The order was signed the day after the White House warned that cyber-attacks could “lead to a real shooting war”.
Efforts to put greater emphasis on cyber security aren’t new but the importance of the issue was clearly driven home by the attack against Colonial Pipeline,
As the newest Accenture Cyber Security report highlights, cyber attacks in 2021 continue to evolve – becoming more widespread, speeding up deployment, and getting creative in their choice of entry points and overall strategies.
Furthermore, the current trend of diversifying targets – ranging from smaller companies to huge industrial sites – means that no one is safe.
2020 has proven to be a challenging year for cybersecurity.
While the world was in turmoil, cybercrime was on the rise – with hacker groups particularly targeting companies in insecure transitions to digital operations.
BlackFog’s recent investigation into the state of ransomware revealed shocking statistics – with the most-targeted industry being government sectors worldwide, closely followed by the education sector and the service industry.
ATS has recently concluded its first webinar as a certified Cisco IoT Advantage Specialization Partner.
Participating in Cisco’s IoT Advantage Specialization Partner program and adding Cisco’s solution to our OT cyber security solutions portfolio, has enabled ATS to widen our cyber security strategy playbook and approach the prevailing issue of industrial cyber security issue head-on.
When listing the most dangerous industrial technology malware, a recent article by Stormshield ended on an ominous note. After shortly discussing the impacts of Shamoon, Industroyer, Triton and Stuxnet on world industry and economy, the last – and most threatening – malware on their 5-point list was left unnamed and unidentified.