Defence of the realm
By 
Patrick Walter2021-02-24T14:30:00
The world’s critical infrastructure is under attack and it’s going to take a joint effort to protect it
Cybersecurity is making waves in the news again with a number of high profile hacks happening around the world. Chemistry World first reported six years ago that network security experts were warning critical control systems at chemical plants – and other important infrastructure – were vulnerable.
Fast forward to today and incidents targeting industrial facilities are no longer a hypothetical scenario. The stuff of fictional dystopian futures is now a reality. We’ve seen attacks on critical infrastructure such as power stations in Ukraine, chemical plants in Saudi Arabia and Europe, and last year parts of the US government were hit by the SolarWinds hack.