Critical Infrastructure Developing Firms Not Ready to Face Cyber Attacks

Secure Computing, a gateway security firm, interviewed industry insiders and experts and found that critical infrastructure development and utility firms are more vulnerable to online malware attack.

The respondents were asked to comment on the readiness state by eight different industries against IT threats. More than 50% replied that utility, shipping/postal industries, oil and gas, emergency services, transportation, chemical and telecommunications weren't ready.

According to Secure Computing, financial services were considered to have made adequate preparations to combat with any IT threat. On the other hand, the energy sector was labeled as the most vulnerable and easy to breach; therefore, it needs advanced secur...

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