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    The SecurityInfoWatch.com Critical Infrastructure category is a collection of news, analysis, and other information relevant to security professionals who work in or provide services to the Critical Infrastructure market. It covers issues pertaining to security management as well as security technology deployments at utilities, airports, transit operators, oil and petrochemical facilities, and other critical infrastructure operators.
    Credit: Douglas Rissing
    The Pentagon is expected to release a new assessment to evaluate and approve zero trust standards in early 2025.
    Information Security

    How the DOD is enabling its Zero Trust mission

    Felipe Fernandez
    Jan. 10, 2025
    Bridging strategy and culture in the Pentagon aims to advance Zero Trust to secure data and support mission success by 2027.

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    OPSWAT acquires data diode technology company Fend
    Critical Infrastructure

    OPSWAT acquires data diode technology company Fend

    OPSWAT
    Dec. 18, 2024
    The acquisition of Fend broadens OPSWAT's end-to-end cybersecurity product offerings in the field of data diodes and unidirectional gateway solutions.
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    Hosted/Managed Access Control

    ALCEA GATEWAY Bridge

    ALCEA
    Dec. 12, 2024
    The new ALCEA GATEWAY offers comprehensive real-time situational awareness, remote keyless opening and monitoring, and keyless access management.
    Credit: Yuri_Arcurs
    When we think about cybersecurity, we often focus on blocking bad actors and avoiding attacks like phishing and ransomware. However, data is constantly shared without people's knowledge or consent, and until relatively recently, this practice was legal and there were very few barriers to doing so.
    Breach Detection

    Why it’s not just about hackers anymore

    Ian Cohen
    Dec. 10, 2024
    The growing privacy crisis requires proactive auditing, reducing unnecessary tracking, limiting third-party data sharing and prioritizing consent.
    How water and wastewater systems can meet the EPA’s cyber hygiene demands
    Critical Infrastructure

    How water and wastewater systems can meet the EPA’s cyber hygiene demands

    Samantha Schober
    Dec. 10, 2024
    Following several cyber attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, the EPA has broadened the scope of its compliance inspections into the cyber realm.
    Credit: Olivier Le Moal
    Significant blemishes in U.S. history, such as the 2014 cyber infiltration of Sony Pictures and the 2016 cyberattack on the Democratic National Convention information systems, serve as stark reminders about nation-state actors’ advanced capabilities to reach out and touch even U.S. companies and infrastructure beyond the IT closets and keyboards.
    Cybersecurity

    Strategies Emerging to Fill in the Physical Security Gaps with Zero Trust

    Patrick Miller
    Dec. 9, 2024
    The U.S. cyber and security industry has made great strides after a long-standing lag by the federal government toward centralized Zero Trust efforts.
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    Designing and implementing a robust physical security program is a significant undertaking, even for a single-site organization. However, when scaling these efforts globally, security professionals in multinational corporations face a unique set of obstacles that demand meticulous planning.
    Security Executives

    Challenges in Starting up a Physical Security Program for a Multi-National Corporation

    Frank Pisciotta
    Dec. 9, 2024
    Global security programs face challenges as rapidly growing companies expand internationally, requiring security strategies to align with business needs and operational growth...
    Credit: stellalevi
    Today’s credential screening technology in 25 major U.S. airports and hundreds more by the end of 2025 will move travelers faster and safer through verification employing mobile phones.
    Access & Identity

    TSA Speeds Millions Through Airports Using Identity Verification Technology

    David J. Haas
    Dec. 9, 2024
    As the TSA-designed ID, the Real ID Driver’s License will provide many additional benefits to Americans.
    Credit: Dragos Condrea
    Salt Typhoon’s operations are characterized by sophisticated tactics aimed at persistent access to their targets. They exploit vulnerabilities in public-facing systems, including routers and firewalls, and leverage compromised credentials to escalate privileges and move laterally within networks.
    Breach Detection

    Chinese hackers continue to torment U.S. telecommunication companies

    Steve Lasky
    Dec. 4, 2024
    These continued Salt Typhoon attacks threaten the nation’s critical infrastructure and national security.
    Compromised software code poses new systemic risk to U.S. critical infrastructure
    Critical Infrastructure

    Compromised software code poses new systemic risk to U.S. critical infrastructure

    Fortress Cyber Security
    Dec. 4, 2024
    Compromised software code can provide threat actors with a "backdoor" into power grids, oil and gas pipelines, and communication networks.
    Nozomi Networks teams with Advens to defend industrial, critical infrastructure from cyber threats
    Cybersecurity

    Nozomi Networks teams with Advens to defend industrial, critical infrastructure from cyber threats

    Dec. 4, 2024
    Advens now offers Nozomi Networks' solutions for OT and IoT visibility, network monitoring, threat detection, and risk management.
    DHS unveils new framework for the safe and secure deployment of AI in critical infrastructure
    Critical Infrastructure

    DHS unveils new framework for the safe and secure deployment of AI in critical infrastructure

    Nov. 22, 2024
    Public sector entities, including federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, are essential to the responsible adoption of AI in critical infrastructure.