Cyberattacks on power grids, hospitals, and food supply can cripple entire countries. A cyber incident in Scotland emptied grocery shelves. Nation-states have weaponized attacks on food distribution, and critical infrastructure remains dangerously vulnerable.
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Cyberattacks against critical infrastructures can be more brutal than you may think. We have seen attacks against power distribution, finance, healthcare, communication, and others. Now imagine not having access to your money in the bank, hospitals and doctors not able to accept patients, and the electrical grid going offline, or internet and cell service unavailable for weeks. Well, it can get worse. An ongoing attack in Scotland is affecting food distribution and leaving many grocery shelves empty. These critical infrastructures are also a favorite target of aggressive nation-state actors. In the future, we may see highly sophisticated and broad-reaching attacks like this from unfriendly nations that upend the ability for citizens to acquire food. Historically, attacks against food distribution have been used to force an opposition into submission. Cybersecurity is key to keeping all our critical infrastructures available. We must remain diligent to protect our critical infrastructure sectors. Now, put yourself in the role of an unethical nation-state attacker with virtually unlimited resources. What critical infrastructure would you target?
