There are several cybersecurity trends that truly deserve top attention when we look back at 2023 - and they will get it.
Cyber attacks against critical infrastructure quietly grow, despite a lack of major attention.
As we look back at the 2023 year in cybersecurity, global attention regarding many cyber topics remains elevated, despite a lack of international, headline-grabbing events.
We can be thankful that another Colonial Pipeline ransomware event or Equifax data breach or OPM data breach-level incident did not occur so far this year.
There have been numerous cyber attacks against global critical infrastructure in 2023 that are worthy of added attention as a combined theme.
Reuters: Australia says hacks surging, state-sponsored groups targeting critical infrastructure.
No doubt, we have discussed this critical infrastructure topic many times before.
This is also part of the growing nature of nation-state cyber attacks.
One more: Infosecurity Magazine offers this recent piece describing critical infrastructure cyber attacks in detail, including sources and specific modes of attack against governments and private-sector companies.
You can watch this video to learn more about what is being done to address these cyber challenges against critical infrastructure by the Department of Defense and hear an unclassified overview of their new cyber defense strategy.
FINAL THOUGHTS. Next week, this blog will focus on my annual cyber story of the year for 2023, before we get to the top 2024 security predictions from industry companies in two weeks.
To be clear, this above-mentioned list of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure is not the top cyber story of the year.
Some could even argue it is not in the top three to five stories of the year for various reasons, but more on that next week.
From a positive perspective, the lack of a 9/11 or Cyber Pearl Harbor event is a good thing.
No one is celebrating, with fear of more attacks to come.
Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author.
This Cyber News was published on securityboulevard.com. Publication date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:43:05 +0000