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UK GLOBAL
The Government has opened an inquiry into the UK ’ s critical national infrastructure ( CNI ) to assess its cyber-resiliency as the UK is highlighted to be the third most targeted globally for cyberattacks , following the US and Ukraine .
Overseen by the Science , Innovation and Technology committee , the inquiry will explore the progress of the UK CNI towards achieving recently announced resilience targets by 2025 , exploring what must be done to reach these targets as well as a revised approach to standards and regulations .
The UK ’ s CNI is heavily underpinned by digital infrastructure and plays a fundamental part in the UK economy , supporting innovation , the development of emerging tech and national security meaning it must be resilient to cyberattacks if it is to successfully fulfil its role .
It has been reported that aviation giant , Boeing , recently experienced a ransomware attack .
James Dyer , Threat Intelligence Lead at Egress , commented : “ Attackers targeting large , global brands like Boeing , in this case through exploiting a zero-day vulnerability , are not only interested in money from ransoms but also the valuable data held in the compromised network .
“ This incident is not only worrying because of its immediate threat but also in terms of the fallout . With Boeing , the attackers are using double extortion methods by threatening to expose or sell the data . Ultimately , the company and customers could now be at greater risk from increased phishing attacks using credentials compromised in the other initial attack – otherwise known as Business Email Compromise ( BEC ).” www . intelligentciso . com
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