There is a need for a robust national cyber-security readiness and critical infrastructure protection for all our digital networks. Security threats to digital networks have become increasingly hostile and should be “zero trusted” It is also important to ensure that organisations have a vibrant security vulnerability assessment programme in place. Without these necessary and sufficient checks, an organisation is vulnerable to cyber attacks. The recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in the United States, which led to a complete shutdown of the crude oil services across the country was frightening.
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