Critical Infrastructure and Industries

Critical infrastructure has been a prime target for cybercriminals for the past few years. It’s one of the most vulnerable industries and an easy target because of the legacy infrastructure systems and lack of cybersecurity awareness among the employees. Below are some of the challenges faced by businesses in the critical infrastructure consumer industry and some best practices.

Challenges

  • Lack of cybersecurity awareness and security best practices training for employees
  • Legacy Infrastructural OT systems cannot be patched for cybersecurity vulnerabilities
  • Lack of skillsets and understanding of security best practices related to network segmentation and zero-trust architecture

Best Practices

Educate employees about cybersecurity risks and best practices

Implement effective network segmentation and zero trust architectures

Build and test critical incident response plan

Implement a comprehensive incident detection and swift response solution

Build a program to maintain the inventory of assets and manage the associated risk

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