Making Critical Infrastructure More Secure

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Resilience is key for critical infrastructure networks.

Critical infrastructure (CI) resilience has become a top priority for the Biden administration, particularly as it relates to cybersecurity, reports Dennis Fisher. “Last month, the White House issued a lengthy fact sheet on CI security, highlighting the need for increased collaboration with the private sector and a more attack-resistant approach.”

Key points include:

  • Improving the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.
  • Ensuring new infrastructure is smart and secure.
  • Strengthening the federal government’s cybersecurity requirements.
  • Implementing internationally accepted cybersecurity norms.

“One of the main challenges in defending critical infrastructure and ensuring its resilience is the fact that CI entities are high on the target list of many threat actors, including state-sponsored attackers and cybercrime groups,” Fisher says.

Read more at Decipher.

11/28/2022

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