A recent spike in large-scale ransomware attacks has highlighted vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure. Cyberattacks and ransomware pose a greater risk to critical infrastructure than a non-digital external threat like a nation-state does. Infrastructure agencies must take steps to mitigate these serious risks, authors say. The CIP regulatory standards that are in place today didn’t happen overnight, and attacks continued during the years it took to implement them. Municipalities and other critical infrastructure organizations are unlikely to take significant action to strengthen encryption and security.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/08/09/ransomware-threat-critical-infrastructure/