Australia releases Critical Infrastructure Annual Risk Review
date: 28/03/2024
See also: Press Release
The review identifies the following areas of risk potentially impacting national critical infrastructure:
- new technologies (such as generative AI) are being rapidly deployed (with history suggesting that society is faster to see benefits than downsides);
- the persistence of supply chain disruption, increased costs, and extended wait times;
- staff shortages across all critical infrastructure sectors are likely to worsen over the next 12-36 months, impacting regional areas most acutely;
- more severe (drier) conditions, with increased pressure on water availability;
- solar activity is likely to peak in 2024 requiring new consideration of the potential impacts of extreme space weather events; and
- unabated cyber disruption with potential for even larger and more disruptive breaches.
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