Its name highlights its importance. Critical Infrastructure is defined as those systems, networks and assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy. Areas of Critical Infrastructure include the provision of energy, the extraction and production of oil and gas, mining, telecommunications, water treatment and sewage, food production, and manufacturing. All of … Continued
Critical infrastructure and other industrial operations are essential to society and the economy. Maintaining business continuity is key, yet workplace accidents that endanger employees and halt operations are a real risk in this sector. This makes implementing systems which help to ensure workers are in the right place at the right time (or, at least, … Continued
Protecting critical infrastructure and other industrial operations is essential; the economy depends upon it. While cybersecurity is central to safeguarding these industries, this blog will focus on physical security – specifically, how to implement multiple layers of active, effective intrusion protection to secure the outer perimeter, inside the perimeter, and critical core facilities and assets. … Continued
Video surveillance technology can go far beyond physical security. It can address everything from improving people’s safety and monitoring processes to maximizing operational efficiency. Optimizing processes for maximum productivity – or ‘operational efficiency’ – is a major focus for industrial operations in particular, given the costly consequences of downtime halting producing, manufacturing, or processing operations. … Continued
Examples of the increasing number and severity of cyberattacks against critical infrastructure are, unfortunately, easier than ever to find. A recent example occurred in May 2021, when the hacking group DarkSide infected computers of Colonial Pipeline – the operator of the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the United States – with ransomware … Continued
In terms of tough working environments, there aren’t many more challenging than mining. And the overriding priority for the operators of mines is the safety of their employees. Clearly, no employer wants their workers’ health and wellbeing risked any more than is absolutely necessary in a potentially dangerous working environment. The vast majority of mine … Continued
