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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges. A recent U.S.

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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

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NIS2 Framework: Your Key To Achieving Cybersecurity Excellence

Centraleyes

Essential entities ” span sectors such as energy, healthcare, transport, and water. Utilize recognized frameworks like the CRA to conduct standardized assessments, allowing you to identify key risks and prioritize improvements. Action Steps: Utilize assessment insights to craft short-term and long-term action plans.

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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. Despite these challenges, only half of leaders (51%) currently have security precautions like Multi-Factor Authentication in place, to combat against these human challenges.

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The Nature of Cybersecurity Defense: Pentagon To Reveal Updated Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Strategy & Guidelines

CyberSecurity Insiders

If energy, dollars and effort to apply Zero Trust is entirely focused on the infrastructure and OS components of cloud, data center or hybrid deployment patterns the bad actors will simply move their efforts to the attack surface that isn’t conditioned to Zero Trust. The Proper Authentication of Digital Assets.

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Importance of Securing Software with a Zero Trust Mindset

Security Boulevard

With the increase of supply chain attacks on everything from logging software like Log4J to takeovers of important JavaScript packages to compromises of network utility tools like SolarWinds, more and more organizations are recognizing the need to adopt a Zero Trust mindset. Zero Trust is a never-ending journey. It is not a destination.

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Defense Cybersecurity: The Easy Doors for Adversaries are Closed, so How are They Still Getting In?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Treasury, Commerce, State, Energy, and Homeland Security departments, government agencies and the presidential administration were forced to rapidly evaluate what exactly went wrong — and how to right the sails. By Samuel Hutton, SVP North America, Glasswall. In the calm after the massive SolarWinds breach in 2020 that impacted the U.S.