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Ransomware and energy and utilities

CyberSecurity Insiders

This is a blog series focused on providing energy and utility industries with helpful insights and practical, helpful information on cybersecurity. The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased focus on cybersecurity. First is an… Posted by: Theresa Lanowitz.

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Ransomware and Energy and Utilities

CyberSecurity Insiders

This is a blog series focused on providing energy and utility industries with helpful insights and practical, helpful information on cybersecurity. The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased focus on cybersecurity. First is an… Posted by: Theresa Lanowitz.

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Business security remains resilient in the wake of coronavirus

IT Security Guru

New ways of working and a fragmented workforce has challenged CISOs and their security teams; as the threat landscape has grown, nefarious actors have jumped at the chance to exploit the ever-fluid situation. Encouragingly, 68% of CISOs agree their organisations now have a positive security culture, compared to only 45% in 2020.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why castle-wall defenses utterly fail at stopping deceptive adversaries

The Last Watchdog

There are several methods of active defense that companies can utilize to safeguard their networks, and it’s time for CISOs to start picking. Attackers use tools and features that are already available in the systems they’re targeting so they look like legitimate users — until they steal your crown jewels. But you can fight back.

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2022 Cybersecurity predictions

CyberSecurity Insiders

While in past years, InfoSec was previously the focus and CISOs were the norm – we’re moving to a new cybersecurity world order that expands the role of the CISO to a CSO (Chief Security Officer). 5G began its disruptive charge in 2021, and this will continue to accelerate in 2022.

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Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

Related Stories Citing Attacks On Small Utilities, Dragos Launches Community Defense Program FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries China Calls Out U.S. The post Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen. For Hacking.

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Hackers Tap into Oldsmar Water Facility

Security Boulevard

By Curtis Simpson, CISO. Unfortunately, the ransom that could be demanded if a bad actor was able to gain full control of such a utility management system would likely be unparalleled- and they’ve just been reminded of how easy this may be to execute. Prior to Armis, he was the CISO at Sysco, a Fortune 54 corporation.