August

August 2021

Mobilizing to Reduce the Strain of Climate Change

Climate change and other global risks pose a compounding security threat to military and security personnel and infrastructure, according to a new report by the International Military Council on Climate and Security.

But some defense agencies and alliances are already taking action to mitigate the threat by adopting greener technology, increasing the resiliency of their supply chains, and more.

Protecting the Bulk Power System a Connection at a Time

The North American power grid is a network of networks that encompasses power generation, transmission to communities, and distribution to commercial and residential customers.

Stop Holding On to an Outdated Access Control System

Maintaining a legacy access control system is time-consuming and expensive. And while it continues to protect your people and assets, it exposes you to new threats, such as cyberattacks, and can’t keep up with your organization’s changing needs.

Building A More Secure and Efficient Federal Enterprise

In April 2020, the White House designated CISA to host the Cyber Quality Services Management Office as part of a broader effort to streamline how cybersecurity services are managed across the federal civilian enterprise.

Financial Institutions Reap the Benefits by Forging Trusted Partnerships

With increasing cyber threats and financial institutions adapting to rapid change, leveraging trusted vendor relationships is critical to the success of financial institutions.

Mission Almost Impossible: Siting Infrastructure in an Unpredictable World

Accelerating climate change effects are making the already difficult job of siting critical infrastructure even more immensely challenging.

Securing Financial Institutions: Four Ways Modernizing Physical Access Control Promotes Strong Network Security

The financial services (FinServ) sector must meet a high bar when it comes to security. Facing constant risk of physical and cyber breaches, financial institutions must safeguard not only their employees and guests at physical locations, but also vast monetary resources, along with the data stores of customers’ financial and personally identifiable information (PII).

An Increasingly Connected ICS: Highlights from Dragos' 2020 Year in Review

Organizations shifted in how they conducted business to include an increasingly connected industrial environment. This trend has existed for many years, even while many organizations still believed they had highly segmented or even air-gapped ICS networks.

Toasting with Caution

Adulterated liquor is a major problem. To help address it, Europol and INTERPOL have coordinated on Operation OPSON—an international law enforcement operation that targets trafficking of counterfeit and substandard food and beverage.

Creating A Roadmap to Achieve Critical Infrastructure Protection

Critical infrastructure protection is an in-depth study and a subject on to itself. Through ASIS International and our Standards and Guidelines, we can provide security practitioners with a road map for success.

Armed with Cloud, Security Pros Do More with Less

More than ever, organizations want to reassure employees and visitors of their safety as they come to work, meet up with others, or shop—a philosophy that’s putting more pressure than ever on physical security professionals.

An Energy Company’s Approach to Proactive Critical Infrastructure Security

Adversaries’ offensive capabilities currently exceed industry’s traditional defenses, creating a need to increase plant security while keeping pace with modern business demands.

Never Assume: Key Learning from the Colonial Pipeline Attack

Long-standing assumptions about air-gapping can make Operational Technology networks—and the critical infrastructure that relies on them—vulnerable.

The Next Big Target for Cyberattack: Agriculture and the Supply Chain

Cyberattacks on the food supply chain like JBS, cause prices to soar, demand to increase, and supply to wane. And our food supply will continue to be a target.

Attacks on Critical Infrastructures are Rising. Is President Biden’s Executive Order the Solution?

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on 21 May to ensure that the United States has a better response to infrastructure attacks for both public and private sectors.

Help Wanted: Why Young Professionals Should Consider a Career in Critical Infrastructure Security

There is a growing need within each critical infrastructure sector for eager young professionals to pursue positions that will also help them future-proof their careers.

USB Cyber Threats Are on the Rise. Here’s What You Can Do to Stop Them

Thirty-seven percent of cyber threats against industrial facilities in 2020 were specifically designed to utilize removable media—almost doubling from 19 percent in 2019.

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