Throughout the industrial world, critical infrastructure relies on complex and heavily integrated systems that suffer from a number of vulnerabilities. Having been around for a very long time, they have grown to include more weaknesses than stand-alone strengths, and require both upgrades and replacements to function in the evolving modern world. SCADA and other industrial…
The CIA Triad of Cybersecurity
In order to ensure systems and networks are operating to maximum efficiency and that user data is secure, companies and IT teams work to maintain stability of the CIA Triad. The CIA Triad is an acronym for its three components: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Confidentiality is defined as ensuring only authorized individuals can access the…
Information System Security Policies
When a major company is first founded, one of the most important decisions is how a security policy is defined and determined. A security policy is put into place in order to ensure that confidentiality, integrity, and availability are always maintained to maximize system efficiency. In order to effectively maximize system efficiency and ensure that…