Examining critical infrastructure definitions and priorities
By •There is not a consistent and well-understood understanding of the businesses, systems, and assets that constitute what critical infrastructure is.
There is not a consistent and well-understood understanding of the businesses, systems, and assets that constitute what critical infrastructure is.
Since 2023, the United States and its allies have been identifying, tracking, and working to expelmajor malicious cyber threat actors spread across a significant number of critical infrastructure systems and networks. Three of these actors — Volt Typhoon, Flax Typhoon, and Salt Typhoon — represent…
Cyber attacks are wreaking havoc on American businesses. In 2023, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), an FBI-run clearinghouse, received reports of 850,000 crimes, leading to over $13 billion in losses. As eye watering as that statistic is, IC3 acknowledges that many internet crimes are unreported,…
“Certain national infrastructures are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the United States.”Executive Order 13010President William J. ClintonJuly 15, 1996 The protection of our nation’s infrastructure, and in particular the components deemed…