By Karen Aloysia Barreto

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and digitization oiled the wheels of the global economy with swift responses such as work from home and remote learning. However, the critical infrastructure sector was the talking point amongst policy and law makers as the former market witnessed a staggering rise in cyber-attacks. Critical infrastructure mainly constitutes systems or assets quintessential for the functioning of an organization or a country, and includes the healthcare, transportation, and energy sectors, among others. Several countries such as the United States of America and China have revisited their respective cybersecurity policies and legislations to abate a rising cyber-pandemic . . .