Security News > 2022 > March > The massive impact of vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure

In this interview with Help Net Security, Michael Johnson, Board of Directors at Safe Security, talks about the importance of critical infrastructure security, why attacks on critical infrastructure are particularly worrying, and what can be done to thwart these threats.
Our way of life could be impacted by a capable attack on critical infrastructure.
The complexity of the critical infrastructure businesses requires cyber risk management to be continuously and consistently proactive, across various factors and vectors.
While there are a number of tools and security products that exist in the market today, to help boost critical infrastructure security, the fundamental challenge remains that they work reactively to defend against cyberattacks.
Critical infrastructure needs real-time visibility into risk posture.
With the continued rise in nation-state threat actors, supply chain attacks, and attacks on critical infrastructure growing both in sophistication and impact, there are two things all companies and organizations need to focus on.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/03/15/critical-infrastructure-security/
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