SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The incident has raised concerns within the energy sector, as Halliburton plays a crucial role in global oilfield operations, and any disruption to its networks could have far-reaching implications. Halliburton has stated that it is working with cybersecurity experts to assess and mitigate the issue.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2025

Nova Scotia Power confirmed a data breach involving the theft of sensitive customer data after the April cybersecurity incident. is a vertically integrated electric utility serving the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. or Caribbean utilities. Nova Scotia Power Inc. Headquartered in Halifax, it is a subsidiary of Emera Inc.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

is a vertically integrated electric utility serving the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Its operations encompass generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, utilizing a diverse mix of energy sources including coal, natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, tidal, oil, and biomass. or Caribbean utilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

billion for cybersecurity initiatives. According to The Hill , the funds will go toward securing critical infrastructure against attacks, helping vulnerable organizations defend themselves and providing funding for a key federal cyber office, among other initiatives. Back in August, the U.S. What do you think?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

Numerous gas and fuel filling stations throughout Canada experienced significant disruptions in processing credit card and reward points-based payments due to a cyber attack on Suncor Energy, the parent company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2021

US President Joe Biden has invited a group of CEOs of tech companies on Wednesday to discuss issues related to cyber attacks on the national infrastructure. The post Joe Biden to meet US Tech companies CEOs to protect National Infrastructure against Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Cybersecurity company Resecurity has published the 2024 Cyber Threat Landscape Forecast. Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies worldwide, has compiled a comprehensive forecast outlining the imminent threats and novel security challenges anticipated in the upcoming year.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Can we limit the exposure of charging stations and vehicles to cyber-attacks? According to a forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric car sales are expected to reach an all-time high in 2022. million EVs in the United States utilizes less than 0.5 percent of the total energy produced in 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2022

United States CISA has issued a cyber threat warning to all web connected UPS devices as they were on the verge of being cyber attacked. The alert was issued on a joint note by the Department of Energy and FBI and urges all critical facilities to review the security of their power back up solutions to the core.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

Due to the attack, thousands of street lamps remained illuminated throughout the day, wasting significant energy and money. This is due to a technical issue connected to the recent cyber attack, when we were forced to shut down our IT systems. One of the most visible impacts was on the city's street lighting system.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

The emergence of NIS2 alongside GDPR stems from the acknowledgment that while data protection is vital, it represents just one aspect of cybersecurity. As a global trailblazer in information security and data protection regulation, the EU continues to lead the way in comprehensive cybersecurity standards.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

Mind you, SolarWinds software is used to monitor network traffic by someone of the biggest names in the federal government (such as the Treasury department, the department of Commerce, department of Energy, NATO, and the European parliament). What are the most important cybersecurity risks for 2021? Ransomware is at the top.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

But Japan-based Camera manufacturer Olympus has released a press statement that its IT staff have observed a potential cyber attack on its IT systems on October 10th,2021 and have taken measures to contain it. The post Olympus suffers another Ransomware Attack within a month appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

OPSWAT is a global leader in IT, OT and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity solutions. Before entering the computer networking field, Vince utilized his degree in physical therapy while working in acute care and skilled nursing facilities helping patients regain their mobility and independence. networking infrastructure.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Every year, Kaspersky experts prepare forecasts for different industries, helping them to build a strong defense against any cybersecurity threats they might face in the foreseeable future. While supply-chain is a big challenge for business right now, its cybersecurity is not merely an issue, it’s a major problem.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

Surprisingly, most of the data has been sold and used in multiple cyber attack campaigns, with only a small number of bank account credentials and healthcare data being utilized. The threat notice was extended to other countries in Europe, as Putin has put them at the top of his country’s foe list.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2021

ai DTI awards, focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and digital transformation to advance energy efficiency and lead the way to a lower-carbon, higher-efficiency economy that will ensure energy and climate security. .–( BUSINESS WIRE )–C3.ai ai Digital Transformation Institute ( C3.ai

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 6, 2021

Chinese espionage groups are notorious for global cyber-attacks that target state agencies, research institutes, military contractors, and other agencies and institutions with espionage in mind. . Group-IB performed an in-depth analysis of the malware families used by the attackers.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As I scroll through the numerous cybersecurity e-newsletters I receive, review the unsolicited vendor and PR pitches offering solutions and commentary related to breaches (some due to third-party vendor issues, as well), and peruse LinkedIn and Twitter, it is abundantly clear that the bad actors don't care which industries they affect.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2019

US Cyber Command posted on Twitter an alert about cyber attacks exploiting the CVE-2017-11774 vulnerability in Outlook. Malware is currently delivered from: 'hxxps://customermgmt.net/page/macrocosm' #cybersecurity #infosec — USCYBERCOM Malware Alert (@CNMF_VirusAlert) July 2, 2019.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The “move to cloud” presents significant cybersecurity challenges for critical infrastructure related industries, that still put a premium on one element of the C-I-A triad (confidentiality, integrity and availability) over others, namely availability [ii]. Impact to “essential services”. iv] [link]. [v] v] [link]. [vi] vi] [link].

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Besides the obvious benefits, IoT devices create an expanded threat landscape and have already been exploited in numerous cyber attacks (e.g., The attack affected numerous U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2021

Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, Electricity Grid Cybersecurity , detailing concerns with the cybersecurity of the grid in the U.S. Cybersecurity for U.S. For more information regarding the cybersecurity of the U.S. and what should be done to ensure its security in the future.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 3, 2021

Energy and power. Thomas Weber, the researcher at SEC Consult who identified these exposures, says that the switches are utilized in various significant positions across the network. Affected gadgets are often used in the following industries: Transportation. Heavy machinery. Automation. Surveillance.

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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. »

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

With this, organizations across the globe can benefit from NetApp ONTAP’s robust security capabilities to protect customers’ information on-premises and in remote locations from foreign actors, ransomware attacks or other data loss threats they may face. A cybersecurity program led by the U.S. Additional Resources: About NetApp.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

BlackEnergy is a Trojan capable of distributed denial of service (DDoS), cyber espionage and information destruction attacks. A few years ago, a group of attackers used the Trojan to deploy SCADA-related plugins against victims in energy and ICS/SCADA networks in Ukraine and around the world. Additional Learning.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Financial institutions, healthcare, public sector and government agencies, manufacturing, and energy companies are all embracing digital business trends. Along with securing digital transactions, blockchain technology integration within existing security protocols reduces numerous cybersecurity risks.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure. ” What kinds of attacks are experts most concerned about?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Our collective priority must be people’s physical safety, but Russia’s assault could also produce a range of cybersecurity-related risks that organizations and people will need to protect themselves against, starting today. These tactics are nothing new, and familiar cybersecurity best practices around privileged access hold true.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2022

United States Justice Department has accused four Russian government officials for launching cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of the Joe Biden led nation between 2012 to 2018. The post US accuses four Russian Government Officials for launching Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 12, 2024

How Cybersecurity Can Save Critical Infrastructure josh.pearson@t… Tue, 08/13/2024 - 07:05 Critical infrastructure (CI) has become a prime target for malicious actors seeking to manipulate, disrupt, or undermine the operation of industrial control systems (ICS). 24% of the businesses have felt the consequences of a ransomware attack.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

The ransomware attack was said to be executed on 17th January 2021 and over 200Gb of data was exfiltrated. As part of ransomware negotiation, the original ransom ask for $8m worth of Bitcoin, was said to have included the Conti gang providing the following cybersecurity advice to FatFace: IT teams to implement email filtering.

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