It's time to get proactive on the UK's critical national infrastructure (CNI) security -- but where to start?

The critical national infrastructure that underpins the UK has undergone a tremendous amount of digital transformation in recent years. Areas like water treatment, energy and food production are still heavily reliant on operational technology (OT) systems that were often designed and implemented long before the digital revolution. Digitizing these systems and connecting them to standard IT networks has allowed operators to boost efficiency and bring in practices like remote working and data collection that weren’t possible in an analogue environment. However, these same innovations have also exposed critical infrastructure to a growing level of cyber risk. Threat actors are increasingly… [Continue Reading]