Protecting Critical Power Infrastructure
- Griffin Saltron
- Jul 29
- 1 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
The possibility of a serious cyber-attack is real, but so is the chance to prevent one.
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected through the internet, so do bad actors to our critical infrastructure. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) 2025 Internet Crime Report, there were over one million cybercrime reports last year resulting in over twenty billion dollars in losses. These attacks can target individuals, corporations, governments, or infrastructure. There are many motivations for such attacks and a variety of ways they are carried out. A cyber-attack can come from a disgruntled employee or from the direction of a foreign adversary’s president.
According to Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, roughly 90% of cyberattacks are financially motivated, with 44% involving ransomware. Ransomware is defined as “a type of malicious software—or malware—that prevents you from accessing your computer files, systems, or networks and demands you pay a ransom for their return.”
While malware is the most common type of cyber-attack, there are countless other ways to conduct cyber-attacks, with more being invented each year. Additionally, it is unlikely that a cyber-criminal will only utilize malware to conduct attacks. Each method is a tool in a cyber-criminal’s belt to reach a desired outcome.
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