While Saudi Aramco is deep in the throes of a dangerous data leak and ransom demand, cybersecurity pros manning the gates at other critical industrial facilities had better consider the ramifications for their own company’s well-being and right away.

The letter sent out on June 3rd by the US National Security Council's top cyber official, less than a week after the DHS/TSA directive, leaves no doubt: No company is safe from being targeted by ransomware.

The recent flood of serious ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure targets – with the latest being the attack on Colonial Pipeline - has led the US government to turn up the heat on critical infrastructure cybersecurity measures.

In 2021, the damage caused by cyberattacks has moved beyond data breaches and financial costs, to production shutdowns and severe operational disruptions.

We have a responsibility to share our experience and collaborate with the wider industrial cybersecurity community.

200% Increase in Disruptive Industrial Cyber Attacks in Q1 2021

In this blog, we will review four of the main concerns expressed by the two US cybersecurity leaders and we will offer advice on how they can best be addressed.

The explosion of ransomware attacks against healthcare provider networks demands a rethinking of cyber response policy.

Read this Blog to learn why securing the industrial networks, that control the world’s physical ports, demands a different type of maritime cybersecurity approach.