US Government Issues Warning Against Increasing Cyber Crimes
The
US Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation warns
the nations against increased cyberattacks to critical US infrastructure since
May 2017.
United
States: The government
bodies of the nation including DHS and FBI have released report illustrating
alert warning to the owners of critical infrastructure about rising data
breaching events in the nation. As per the report, the hackers engaged in cyber
campaign are directing energy, electrical, nuclear power, aviation, water and
manufacturing industries of America, since May 2017.
The Russian, Chinese and
North Korean Government hackers are continuously trying to penetrate critical
US infrastructure using sophisticated cyber tools. Among the most commonly
employed techniques, tactics and procedures utilized by hackers to break into
industrial control systems are open-source reconnaissance, watering-hole
domain, spear-phishing e-mails, etc.

The published report also proposed
adoption of best industrial cyber practices such as blocking of Remote Desktop
Protocol connections, participation in information sharing programs and many
more to avoid loss of classified national data.
TechSci Research depicts that the rising frequency of
malicious activities in the nation would increase the demand for efficient and
advanced cyber security platforms, so as to safeguard the country’s economic
and social status.
Consequently, the increasing
investments by the US government entities & industrial organizations towards
upgradation of weak and compromised control networks is offering lucrative
opportunities in the global cyber security market.
According to the recently
published report by TechSci Research, “Global
Cyber Security Market, By Security Type, By Solutions, By End
Use Industry, By Region, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011-2021”, global
market for cyber security is projected to surpass US$ 137 billion by 2021. Rising
trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) coupled with increasing adoption of cloud
computing and Internet of Things (IoT) are projected to continue driving the
cyber security market across the world over the next five years.
Though
the global cyber security market is highly fragmented, Symantec Corporation
emerged as the largest player in 2015, followed by BAE Systems PLC, Intel
Corporation and Cisco Systems. Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
(BFSI); IT & Telecom; defense; energy & power; retail; and healthcare
have emerged as the key application areas where cyber security solutions are
being increasingly adopted.
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