A Wrench and a Screwdriver: Critical Infrastructure s Last, Best Lines of Defense?
Critical infrastructure s cybersecurity problems are complex, deep-rooted, and daunting. Addressing them won t be easy.but it isn t impossible.
For decades, security experts have warned that America s critical infrastructure is at risk for cyberattacks. Yet, despite seemingly endless conversations, ongoing debate and escalating concerns, modernization is slow and protections continue to lag.
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When the Colonial Pipeline breach took place, it was as predictable as it was frightening. The ransomware attack shut down the pipeline for six days starting on May 7, and it led to a spike in oil prices along with shortages in some areas. But the next attack could be even more devastating: large swaths of the nation could be left without electricity or Internet access, water filtration systems could go offline, or natural gas deliveries could be disrupted during winter.
How to Move Beyond Passwords and Basic MFA
It s not a question of whether passwordless is coming it s simply a question of when. How should your organization prepare? (Part two of a two-part series.)
This is the second of a two-part series about the evolution of passwords. Earlier this week,
what a passwordless world looks like and how organizations can transition to a passwordless framework.
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Once upon a time, an eight-character password was all that was needed to protect a system. Cracking a password could take years. Of course, more powerful computers and more advanced algorithms came along and cut two ways: Today it takes no more than two-and-a-half hours to crack an eight-digit password using advanced algorithms and a brute force approach. In fact, the fastest processors can digest a mind-boggling 102.8 billion hashes every second.
How to Build a Resilient IoT Framework
For all of their benefits, IoT devices weren t built with security in mind and that can pose huge challenges.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) has introduced enormous benefits. Yet it also has expanded and changed business and IT risks. Over the past few years, reports have surfaced about hijacked cameras, hacked medical devices, and compromised industrial control systems. As 5G takes hold and devices with embedded IoT capabilities appear, the problem is almost certain to worsen.
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What makes the IoT so challenging is that it adds an additional layer of security atop existing protections. Because the IoT potentially touches everything within an enterprise and outward to partners and supply chains it involves firmware, operating systems, TCP/IP stacks, network design, data security tools, and much more.
Top 10 in-demand cyber security skills for 2021
List of needed security skills is long and growing. Here s what experts say is driving the demand Credit: Kevin (C00)
Jimmy Sanders has a long list of work to do, so he wants a security team that can handle the multitude of tasks ahead – from advancing his company’s zero trust security strategy to securing its cloud deployments to deploying machine learning solutions.
Team members must be able to do all that at scale, as well as shift gears and up-skill as quickly as business needs shift, technology evolves and security risks change. In fact, Sanders puts “comfortable with change” as one of the most in-demand skills for 2021, alongside internal drive and the ability to be self-directed with work.