The U.S has imposed sanction on six Iranian officials that it says are responsible for cyber-attacks on American water plants in 2023.

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The U.S has imposed sanction on six Iranian officials that it says are responsible for cyber-attacks on American water plants in 2023. The sanctioned individuals are part of the IRGC’s Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC), and include Hamid Reza Lashgarian, the head of the cyber organisation, and also a commander in the IRGC-Quds Force.

U.S Critical National Infrastructure is a focus of nation state threat actors. Last week U.S national security leaders presented the threat of nation state threat actors to American Homeland and National Security to the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. Highlighting the threat of nation state threat actors on U.S CNI.

Highlighting the growing threat of cyber-attacks on ‘target-rich, cyber poor’ environments such as water supply.

Ted Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthy

Veritas GRC

#cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement #criticalnationalinfrastructure

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