Why the Growing Risk of Cyber Inequity Threatens Critical Infrastructure

Ransomware attacks or IT outages can have a significant effect on the public, impacting the accessibility of critical needs like healthcare, transportation, and other goods and services. For example, patients may be diverted to other medical facilities if one hospital system goes down, potentially creating a ‘medical desert’ in rural areas and putting public health at risk. Or manufacturing plants may pause production, impacting their bottom line and causing supply chain shortages. Organizations without adequate cybersecurity resources are at an increased risk of being attacked, impacting the communities and businesses that rely on them.

Read the full article at www.cyberdefensemagazine.com.