{"id":8581,"date":"2024-09-17T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T10:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingenieure-international.de\/?p=8581"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:58:38","slug":"critical-infrastructures-and-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingenieure-international.de\/en\/2024\/09\/17\/kritische-infrastrukturen-und-cyberbedrohungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Infrastructure: A new Favourite Target for Cyber Criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8581\" class=\"elementor elementor-8581\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e091895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e091895\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d697a00\" data-id=\"2d697a00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f514bd2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f514bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c7c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44c7c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"85\">What Are Critical Infrastructures and Why Are They Important?<span style=\"font-family: Chivo;font-size: 28px;font-weight: 500\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796b276b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796b276b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The use of<b> ransomware<\/b> is still the most common <b>cyberattack on critical infrastructures<\/b> in Germany&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and this threat endangers <\/span><b>critical national infrastructures. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poses a risk to national security. <\/span><b>Ransomware attacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can have significant impacts, such as financial loss, data and service loss, inaccessible public services, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compromised customer data<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This <\/span><b>cyberattacks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on critical infrastructures can even lead to business closures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/it-teams-global.de\/it-tests\/\">IT security<\/a> for critical infrastructures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a focal point, as high-end cybercrime groups carry out <\/span><b>cyberattacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to more easily steal money from victims.&nbsp;<\/span>More recent developments involve forcing a victim to pay a ransom by publishing stolen data online or threatening to suspend a particular company's services.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cyber threats to critical infrastructures <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are motivated by profit. <\/span><b>Cyberattacks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exploit security vulnerabilities to steal data, passwords, or financial assets.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb3d2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eb3d2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are the Most Significant Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c87980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c87980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been several notable cyberattacks by cybercriminals. Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Phishing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Fake emails requesting personal data.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hacking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - <a href=\"https:\/\/ingenieure-international.de\/en\/service\/it-specialists\/\">Hacker<\/a> attempts by hackers to gain unauthorized access to digital devices, computer systems, or networks, including passwords for social media and email accounts.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Attacks targeting websites to disrupt services.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Malicious software<\/b> - Includes ransomware, which criminals use to encrypt or steal files.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybercriminal attacks on critical infrastructure are financially damaging and destructive. Therefore, stricter security measures must be implemented to protect these critical infrastructures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c975f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c975f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Are Governments Addressing the Growing Threat of Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88ac29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e88ac29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to make critical infrastructures <\/span><b>protected against cyber attacks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> certain points must be observed:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining the security of critical infrastructures requires a thorough understanding of the <\/span><b>Threats to cyber security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It requires a well thought-out <\/span><b>Cybersecurity procedures <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to protect against new and developing <\/span><b>Cyberattacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>The advantages are:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Control over What Happens<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Predictability of What Could Happen<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recognising Security Gaps in Critical Infrastructures<\/b><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Protection for Critical Infrastructures Against Cyber Attacks<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49ceec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b49ceec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Technologies to Protect Critical Infrastructures\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f461e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f461e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are increasing numbers of attacks on critical infrastructure and the attacks are becoming more sophisticated. Over the past few years, concerns about the vulnerability <\/span><b>industrial control systems (ICS) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have intensified. These are used to monitor or manage processes in industry and the production sector. <\/span><b>ICS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a particular challenge for the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ingenieure-international.de\/en\/service\/electrical-engineer\/\"><b> energy sector<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ingenieure-international.de\/en\/time-work\/\">,<\/a> however\u00a0<\/span>present similar <b>cyber-threat risks<\/b> for operational disruptions in other sectors.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research results indicate that a serious but plausible <\/span><b>cyber attack<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a power grid could possibly\u00a0<\/span><b>cost more than 1 trillion dollars<\/b>. Cybercriminals are able<b> to paralyse 50 generators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that supply the power grid in the USA with electricity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15eeba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15eeba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are the Cybersecurity Challenges in Protecting Critical Infrastructure?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea4865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea4865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cyber threats to critical infrastructures pose numerous challenges,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>and there are women - yes, woman, ladies and gentlemen, who play a key role in IT security for these infrastructures. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/em360tech.com\/top-10\/influential-women-in-cybersecurity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EM360,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0here is a brief insight into the world of leading women in cybersecurity:<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Keren Elazari<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - The renowned hacker-turned-security expert aims to turn cyber threats into opportunities.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Katie Moussouris<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - She is the creator of bug bounty programs that make the Internet safer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wendy Nather<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Known for her work in security strategy, Wendy Nather has the expertise to outsmart cybercriminals.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Renee Dudley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - As a journalist specializing in cyber scandals, Dudley brings the truth to light.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Parisa Tabriz <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Also known as Google\u2019s \u201csecurity princess,\u201d Parisa Tabriz is responsible for ensuring the security of the world\u2019s most popular search engine.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lianne Pyle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - As an expert in risk management, Ms. Pyle\u2019s strategies are a key factor in safeguarding digital resources.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Jane Frankland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - As an advocate for women in the technology industry, Frankland is dedicated to making cybersecurity both inclusive and innovative.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dr Jessica Barker <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- As an engaging speaker and psychologist, Barker helps bridge the gap between human behaviour and cyber threats.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dr Nicole Eagan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- A pioneer in AI security, Dr. Eagan\u2019s work is vital for protecting against next-generation cyberattacks.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sounil Yu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- As a security innovator, Yu\u2019s research expands the boundaries of understanding and defending against cyber threats.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These women are making waves in the field of <\/span><b>cybersecurity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and contribute in a unique way to our <\/span><b>digital security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccaf3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ccaf3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does a Cyberattack Affect Critical Infrastructures?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e549c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0e549c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated at attacking critical infrastructures. <\/span><b>Critical infrastructures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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