Study Highlights Troubling Threats to Critical Infrastructure-Should We Fret Over Canada-U.S. Joint Infrastructure?

ZDNet.com reports on the recent release of Trend Micro Inc.'s 2013 research paper, Who's Really Attacking Your ICS Equipment? 

The report shows attackers didn't wait long to attack a dummy control site emulating an Industrial Control System, similar to systems that could control a water pump or monitor a power plant's output.  

The impact:  Computer system monitoring critical private and public infrastructure in the United States is most likely being attacked repeatedly and on a daily basis.

And it's as simple as having a computer and internet access.  With power system systems, dam networks, and international finance dependent on internet connectivity, all wired nations must grapple with protecting their critical infrastructure.





And because they share such a hefty amount critical infrastructure, Canada and the United States need a bilatteral cybersecurity & critical infrastructure strategy.

Check out this March 2012 CUSLI conference summary on Canada-U.S. cybersecurity and critical infrastructure linkages.

Here's a graphic summarizing the Micro Trend report: