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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition

Emergency Planning

The new version presents 89 major hazards and threats that could potentially disrupt life in the United Kingdom and possibly cause casualties and damage. It explains its own rationale and presents the 89 'risks' one by one. The 2023 NRR is clear and concise.

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The Rise In Power Grid Attacks Leave Businesses With A New Variation On A Familiar Threat – Chloe Demrovsky for Forbes

DRI Drive

“When an attack on an electrical substation in Moore County, North Carolina left thousands in the state without power through the following week, it became a wakeup call throughout the country that our power grid is dangerously vulnerable.

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A Five-Minute Plea for Better Civil Protection

Emergency Planning

What makes the present day different is that, for many kinds of disaster, recurrence intervals have shortened drastically. It does not fully understand the vulnerability of the technology (consider, for instance, the effects of long-term loss of electricity) nor what methods should be used to control it. They will continue to do so.

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The CISOs Guide to Storage & Backup Cyber Resiliency

Solutions Review

There is a blind spot present – a gaping hole. Despite implementing vulnerability management, extended detection and response (XDR), threat monitoring, security information and event management (SIEM), and other technologies, they always seem to be one step behind the cybercriminal fraternity. From there, they can wreak havoc.

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Navigating the Security Landscape: A Quick Guide to the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program for Young Professionals

Security Industry Association

One impactful group in this ongoing battle is the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program (CVE). Spearheaded by the MITRE Corporation, CVE is a crucial framework for identifying and managing vulnerabilities across various systems. Risk mitigation: Identifying vulnerabilities is the first step towards mitigating risks.

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The Industrial Revolution v4.1: with increased opportunity comes increased vulnerability

SRM

This new era of technological revolution presents unprecedented opportunities for innovation, diversification, agility and cost optimisation. also brings an increased level of vulnerability. with increased opportunity comes increased vulnerability appeared first on Security Risk Management. Yet the Industrial Revolution v4.1

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Four Can’t-Miss ISC East Sessions for Security Practitioners

Security Industry Association

15-17 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC East program , including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 30 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments.