The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. Read the whole entry. » For Hacking.

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CSO Risk Energy and Utilities Social Engineering 52

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The exponential growth of IoT devices in the energy and utilities industry has greatly increased the need to focus on cybersecurity. Without a doubt, one of the most game-changing innovations is the Internet of Things (IoT). Industry analyst firm IDC expects there will be over 41 billion connected IoT devices by 2025.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity IoT Financial Services 121

CSO Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Several programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from Schneider Electric’s Modicon series that automate industrial processes in factories, energy utilities, HVAC systems and other installations are impacted by a flaw that could allow hackers to bypass their authentication mechanism and execute malicious code.

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Authentication Energy and Utilities CSO Malware 142

CSO Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

The attacks have been primarily targeting US and global organizations from a range of sectors including energy, financial, insurance, manufacturing, public utilities and retail. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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DDOS Energy and Utilities CSO Retail 128

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is increasingly common to hear about cyber threats to energy and utility industries – our critical infrastructure. All too often it seems as though energy and utility companies are put in a defensive position to battle it out with these cyber intruders. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Believed to have launched in December 2021, Ransom Cartel has made victims of organizations from among the education, manufacturing, utilities, and energy sectors with aggressive malware and tactics that resemble those used by REvil. To read this article in full, please click here

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Education 96

CSO Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

On that front, it was a wake-up call that spurred all kinds of activities, from cybersecurity sprints in the electric utility sector led by the Department of Energy to security directives from the TSA to pipeline, rail, and airport operators, to a new law establishing upcoming mandates for incident reporting."

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