{"id":167924,"date":"2023-02-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=167924"},"modified":"2023-02-17T06:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:12:27","slug":"improving-the-resilience-of-our-critical-infrastructure-sectors-to-cyberattacks-and-other-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2023\/02\/improving-the-resilience-of-our-critical-infrastructure-sectors-to-cyberattacks-and-other-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving the resilience of our critical infrastructure sectors to cyberattacks and other threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The infrastructure sectors that are considered essential and critical to any society are increasingly under threat, such as through cyberattacks, disasters and even physical attacks. In the Caribbean region and based on recent occurrences, there is great concern that these essential sectors may not have the means to withstand or efficiently recover from cyberattacks and other threats.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In our February 2023 Community Chat<\/a>, one of the topics discussed was the challenge critical, but under-resourced, sectors experienced with respect to cyber security. As was noted during the conversation, the impetus for the topic was the cyber-attack at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital<\/a> (QEH) in Barbados, which occurred in December, and more recently, the breach that occurred at the Southeast Regional Health Authority<\/a> (SERHA) in Jamaica.  However, these are incidents that made the news. It is likely that many more organisations and arms of government that manage or deliver critical services have experienced a cyberattack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What infrastructure sectors should we be concerned about?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

To a considerable degree, the sectors that are considered critical are likely to vary from country to country, based on how developed the sector is and by extension, the country. However, at its basic, the list is likely to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n