Security measures become essential in an increasingly complex and interconnected critical infrastructure environment which is constantly evolving.
FREMONT, CA: Today, the need for comprehensive cybersecurity for critical infrastructure has become clear. Public accounts are widespread concerning the risk of malicious actors targeting the electrical grid, dams, voting systems and other federally designated critical infrastructures. But the majority of organizations that offers essential services have taken only incremental steps in addressing cyber risk. Luckily, there are steps critical infrastructure agencies can take to combat the threat to their critical infrastructure. Read on to know more.[vendor_logo_first]
If security teams are able to cyber-map their enterprise’s assets, they can take needed steps to mitigate risks, particularly if they rely on zero-trust strategy. This means looking at each asset in their networks and measuring the risk of it being hacked and the harm an attack might cause. Reducing the threat will, at a minimum, require adjusting many privileges like administrative authorities or access to data. Also, critical infrastructure operators should act immediately to implement customized cyber solutions for their infrastructures.
It is vital when purchasing a solution that organizations first make a complete inventory of all the industrial control systems they use. Then firms should make sure that the solution supports all of the models, protocols and firmware used in the enterprise. Luckily, the top solution vendors take a protocol rather than a vertical approach in developing their solutions so that enterprise security teams can make these comparisons.
In a rapidly changing cyber environment, new threats can emerge all the time. For this reason, critical infrastructure security teams should continuously search to identify new risks. Penetration testing can help security teams to identify risks efficiently. In addition, several cybersecurity startups now deliver easily installed AI-based solutions that continuously monitor networks for vulnerabilities, allowing security teams to identify and patch emerging vulnerabilities in real-time.
Finally, every organization, whether critical infrastructure or not, should deploy comprehensive security awareness and training programs for their employees. The number of attacks that could be thwarted merely by training employees not to click on unwanted links or attachments is massive.
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