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Study: Critical Infrastructure Often Under Cyberattack

Computer systems that run the world's critical infrastructure are not a secure as they should be, according to a new report

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)

Industries that have already seen how a major disaster can affect their bottom line are more likely to have a serious risk analysis models that take things like cybersecurity into account, said Eric Byres,] chief technology officer with Byres security, a critical infrastructure security consultancy. "What I'm seeing is that there is a real mix," he said. "Some companies are really on the ball, and then I see other companies that are very much in the dark, who don't get it."

The companies that are prepared for the next cyber attack are the ones that have buy-in from the bosses, Byres said. "It really gets driven from the upper management," he said.

Other stories by Robert McMillan

Copyright 2009 IDG News Service, International Data Group Inc. All rights reserved.

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