2024 will be remembered as the year when cyberattacks against the critical infrastructure of government and public bodies escalated out of control.<\/p>\n
We have seen ransomware<\/a> attacks against water utilities, along with hospital shutdowns and the health data of one-third of U.S. citizens exposed to bad actors.<\/p>\n Ransomware and cyber-espionage campaigns have disrupted essential services, exposed sensitive data, and cost billions in damages.<\/p>\n Cybercriminal<\/a> groups and state-sponsored attackers<\/a> have demonstrated increasingly sophisticated tactics, using unpatched vulnerabilities<\/a>, poor cybersecurity<\/a> practices, and vast networks to breach critical systems.<\/p>\n From American Water to Seattle Port and Airport to UnitedHealth \u2014 the tools of society that we rely on are under attack.<\/p>\n We explore through 10 examples, both in the U.S. and abroad, why we need to take infrastructure attacks more seriously before they get worse.<\/p>\nKey Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n
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