Many don’t realize that

cyberattacks against Critical Infrastructure sectors, can cause more than an inconvenience

of a temporary power outage.  

Critical Infrastructures are a

favorite of aggressive Nation State cyber threats.  In addition to communications disruptions,

power outages, and healthcare billing, these attacks can also seek to disrupt

food distribution. 

The result – empty shelves and

people scrambling to acquire groceries. 

There is currently a cyber-attack affecting

the main grocery retailer in Scotland, resulting in empty shelves for many foodstuffs.

Nothing is as effective at changing

people’s attitudes and motivating capitulation than the unavailability of

food.  It is an age-old strategy used for

sieging forts, towns, and even nations. 

Cybersecurity now protects many of

the critical path systems for food production, transportation, and distribution. 

It puts a different spin on the

value of cybersecurity and how aggressive nations can wreak havoc on the

citizens of their adversary.  It is

something to consider as we move into an age where cyber-attacks are being

leveraged as a foreign policy tool.

Cybersecurity is key and we must remain diligent to protect

our critical infrastructure sectors!

 

 

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