Tag: critical infrastructure

Diverse Coalition of Groups Backs Infrastructure Permitting Reforms

March 27, 2023
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A diverse coalition of American organizations has signed a letter organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—the leading business lobbying organization in the United States—urging reforms to the infrastructure permitting process. “Today, the single biggest obstacle to building the infrastructure of the future is a broken permitting system,” reads the letter, which was published on…

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Unsanitised Disposal of E-Waste Risks Personal Data Ending up in Wrong Hands: PwC

March 22, 2023
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The careless disposal of data storing devices poses a serious cyber and data security threat to Australians that could have “catastrophic” consequences if the sensitive information ends up in the hands of a malicious actor. Professional services firm PwC warned that Australia’s critical infrastructure regime was at risk from the security risks of disposed of…

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Critical Infrastructure at Risk of Russian Cyberattacks, Canadian Cyberspy Agency Warns

January 21, 2022
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The Canadian government is warning of Russian-backed cyberattacks on Canadian critical infrastructure, amid growing tensions between Western countries and Moscow over concerns of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) said in a bulletin issued on Jan. 20 that it has become aware of Russian-backed cyber threat activities targeting Canadian critical…

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Our Cybersecurity in a Cyberwarfare Age

June 13, 2021
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Commentary The Department of Homeland Security has declared the United States has 16 “critical infrastructure sectors.” Translated, that means these enterprises are crucial to a safe and orderly society. The sectors include: food and agriculture, water, medical and health care, energy, transportation, telecommunications, law enforcement and, of course, our defense systems. With increasing regularity foreign-based…

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