Untrusted Analog Components Add Risks For Critical Infrastructure


Key Takeaways New certificate-based solutions are necessary within fabs and packaging houses to deliver trusted semiconductors. Physical IDs bind the device to the certificate, but it needs to be immutable and unclonable. Extrinsic IDs are required for analog, mixed-signal, sensor ICs as well as discrete components. Rising concern over the source and destination of chips, an... » read more

Learnings From The Polish Energy Sector Attacks


On 29 December 2025, coordinated cyberattacks targeted Polish energy infrastructure. The attacks coincided with severe winter weather and appear to have aimed at disrupting heat supply to end users by targeting renewable energy farms. The attackers succeeded in disabling controllers linking generation and distribution facilities but, thankfully, were unable to halt electricity production. Th... » read more

Unmasking Ransomware: Key Challenges And Strategic Responses In Critical Infrastructure Sectors – A Mid-2024 Review


Since 2015, ransomware attacks have become a significant threat that organizations and enterprises cannot afford to ignore, especially as critical infrastructure sectors (CI) increasingly embrace digitalization. Due to IT and OT convergence, even OT environments have become targets for ransomware groups. In 2023, ransomware attacks were the most frequent incidents faced by OT environments, fol... » read more