The number of cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure grew by 20% between 2014 (245 incidents) and 2015 (295 incidents), according to a 2015 report by the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT).
The infographic below, which was designed by Norwich University’s online Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance degree programme, provides some insights into the growing problem.
It explores how attacks breach computer networks in the energy sector, transport and other critical infrastructure, as well as the economic impact and efforts to mitigate risk.
