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According to the UK government the below listed sectors are considered as Critical National Infrastructure(CNI) and experiencing a threat to any of these will pose potential danger to the general public. Some sectors are further divided into sub sectors too. One such example is the classification of emergency services to police, ambulance, fire and rescue etc.
This comes under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It mainly deals with chemical production and storage that includes petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Research sectors, power plants and nuclear waste facilities come under this sector and this is headed by the same department that deals with chemicals to- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Telecommunication networks, internet and broadcasting are the areas that come under this and this is headed by the country’s Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport.
Defence plays a very important sector as CNI. The Military of Defence Department takes care of military bases, hardware and communication networks.
Emergency management is an essential government service that should work effectively to prevent and protect, respond and recover from all threats and hazards that impact the safety and security of the nation. The department of Health and Social Care along with the Department for Transport Home office takes care of the police stations, fire stations, ambulance services and medical response centers.
Power generation, transmission and distribution systems comes under this sector and is headed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The HM treasury of the UK Government takes care of the safety in Banks, payment systems, stock exchanges and financial data centers.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs is the designated department in the UK that deals with food production, processing, storage and distribution facilities.
These sectors collaborate together to protect the people of the nation from hazards like infectious diseases and natural disasters. They are highly dependent on a coup;e of other sectors like communication, emergency services ets as there is an increasing need to share information between them.
This is very important with respect to CNI as every nation has a need to move millions of people and goods across and within the country everyday. So it is very important to protect the sector from threats and risks. The Department of Transport, UK heads this sector.
Safe drinking water is a basic right of every citizen in the UK. Properly treated wastewater is also important. Keeping these systems from threats and hazards is very crucial for protecting public health and safeguarding the lives of the people of the nation. All reservoirs, pipelines, water treatment plants and sewage systems are properly maintained by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the country.
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When CNI is becoming more and more digitised it faces lots of threats that need to be put under constant vigilance. Some of the major risks are:
Cyberattacks: The CNI system in the UK is frequently facing cyber threats like Advanced persistent threats(APT's), ransomware, zero day exploits, phishing and DDOS attacks that can affect the integrity of critical assets.
Nation State Threats: These include state sponsored attacks that are aimed at espionage, disruption or destabilisation of essential and emergency services.
Inside threats: Another form of threat is the insider threat that happens from within the system. An employee or contractors who has access to critical systems within CNI can accidentally or deliberately compromise security.
Supply chain vulnerabilities: These include the attacks from third party vendors and suppliers who infiltrate the CNI network and cause damage to the system.
Physical security breaches: These include attacks like sabotage, terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
AI powered threats: AI is increasingly used by hackers where they make use of machine learning to automate attacks and also to bypass security controls.
IoT exploits: Ever since the number of connected devices have increased in CNI there is a huge exposure toDDoS attacks and other forms of unauthorised system access.
We leverage the power of AI analytics to detect any sort of anomalies in the CNI system and escalate cyberattacks before they occur.
The security assessments conducted by our experts helps in identifying vulnerabilities in CNI and also helps in compliance with UK regulations like NIS Directive and GDPR.
Real world attack exercises are simulated to evaluate the security defence of the CNI.
Least privilege access, multi factor authentication and network segmentation are all implemented by our team to reduce attack surfaces.
MCS have a rapid response team that can mitigate damage caused by threats and restore operations of the CNI very fast.
All the vendor security practices are accessed and monitored to prevent any kind of unauthorised access and other supply chain attacks.
We specialise in securing industrial control systems, SCADA and IoT infrastructure against cyber threats.
When it comes to the safety of the CNI we should not just focus on compliance. It's about resilience, continuity and national safety. Newer threats are evolving everyday and it is good to follow a proactive strategy to stay ahead of these adversaries. Our team of experts at MCS are working hard everyday to provide advanced security solutions that help protect the systems that power our nation.
We deal with risk assessments, real world attack simulations and 24/7 threat monitoring that helps safeguard the nation's critical assets. Let us not wait for breaches to expose vulnerabilities and take action before something bad happens.
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CNI is a very important factor for national security and also for economic stability. This makes it a high value target for cybercriminals.
Nation state attacks, ransomware, insider threats and zero day exploits are among the top risks.
By implementing a Zero Trust framework and also conducting regular assessment are methods to strengthen your security. For this you can take help from cyber security experts like MCS who can ensure resilience in a very professional way.
Some of the regulations that impose strict security and compliance requirements for CNI protection are the NIS Directive, CYber Assessment Framework(CAF) and GDPR.
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