Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
Critical infrastructure, including power, transport, healthcare, and telecom, forms the backbone of national security. Rising cyber intrusions, including suspected attacks on India’s power sector as flagged in government-linked advisories, underscore the growing vulnerability to both state-sponsored and non-state cyber threats.
Vulnerabilities in Power Grids, Transport, Healthcare
- Power Sector Risks: Increasing digitisation (SCADA systems) exposes grids to malware, remote intrusion, and shutdown risks.
- CERT-In advisories have flagged targeted malware (e.g., RedEcho-linked reports, 2021-22) affecting power utilities.
- Transport Infrastructure: Railways, aviation systems rely on networked signalling and control systems → vulnerable to disruption, ransomware attacks.
- Healthcare Systems: Hospitals face ransomware and data breaches ....
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- 1 Neighbourhood First Policy and Security
- 2 Development as a Security Strategy
- 3 Proxy Wars and External Sponsorship
- 4 UAVs Threat: Attacks on Military Installations
- 5 Quantum Computing and Encryption Risks
- 6 Two-Front War Challenge for India
- 7 Dark Web and Cybercrime Networks
- 8 Ransomware as a Security Threat
- 9 India’s Digital Sovereignty
- 10 Data Colonization as a National Security Challenge
