// THREAT DETECTION AND DATA PRIVACY TERM
Infrastructure Security
Infrastructure security refers to protecting an organization's essential systems and resources, including physical facilities, networks, hardware, and software, from threats and unauthorized access to ensure their continuous operation and integrity.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Infrastructure security is a comprehensive discipline within cybersecurity focused on safeguarding critical physical, virtual, and cloud-based infrastructure components like data centers, networks, servers, storage, and foundational software from cyberattacks, natural disasters, and human error to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of essential services.
BACKGROUND
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection across all levels of government, coordinating cybersecurity programs with U.S. states, and improving the government's cybersecurity protections against private and nation-state hackers.
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- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Network Security
- Physical Security
- Data Center Security
- IT Infrastructure Security
- Operational Technology Security
USAGE NOTE
It is crucial in defense and enterprise environments to prevent disruptions and data breaches that could compromise national security or business operations.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Infrastructure Security.
A U.S. government agency leading the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the nation's cyber and physical infrastructure. They develop and disseminate tools, guidance, and training for critical infrastructure protection.
Specializes in industrial cybersecurity, providing a platform for threat detection, response, and intelligence specifically for industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) networks that underpin critical infrastructure.
Offers cybersecurity solutions for industrial, healthcare, and commercial environments, providing visibility, threat detection, and secure remote access for operational technology (OT) and internet of things (IoT) networks.
Provides OT and IoT security and visibility solutions, helping organizations monitor, detect, and respond to threats in their critical infrastructure, industrial, and smart city environments.
As a major provider of industrial automation and control systems, Siemens also develops comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to protect the operational technology (OT) and industrial infrastructure it helps build.
A global leader in cybersecurity, offering an enterprise security platform that extends to securing operational technology (OT) and critical infrastructure environments through advanced threat prevention and network security solutions.
Provides a broad portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, including offerings specifically tailored for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) to secure critical infrastructure across various sectors.
A global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company that provides robust cybersecurity capabilities, including critical infrastructure protection and resilient cyber-physical systems for defense and national security clients.