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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Webroot

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

With fewer financial resources, a ransomware payment demand could mean the difference between staying in business and closing up shop. Within the same month, Australia’s utility company, CS Energy, experienced a ransomware attack involving the well-known ransomware Conti.

Energy and Utilities 109

Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Ransomware Government 109

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Paul Bantick, Group Head of Cyber Risks, Beazley said: “Business leaders are finding it a struggle to keep up with the constantly evolving cyber threat.

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Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

While finance, healthcare, energy and utilities companies, along with the private sector will increase their cybersecurity spending, the manufacturing industry will have the most significant impact on disruption. Ransomware becomes the most feared adversary.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Given the frequency of Ransomware attacks, all industries need to be increasingly vigilant. Industries such as healthcare and energy and utilities are susceptible and arguably the most vulnerable to ransomware or other cybersecurity incidents. Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 24, 2023

The results focus on common edge use cases in seven vertical industries – healthcare, retail, finance, manufacturing, energy and utilities, transportation, and U.S. Surprisingly, ransomware dropped to eighth place out of eight in attack type. However, ransomware criminals and their attacks are relentless.

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Energy and Utilities Retail Healthcare Manufacturing 94

SC Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Looking to boost the cyber intelligence resources of these institutions, Deloitte is now granting thousands of government workers access to its Cyber Detect and Respond Portal in what the global consulting firm is calling a first-of-its-kind free offering between private and public sectors. So that’s pretty encouraging.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Energy and utility companies have been some of the most high-profile cyber attacks in recent memory, such as the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack or the Delta-owned Monroe Energy attack in November 2021. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware.

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Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

SC Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

The recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack resulted in a temporary shutdown of the main delivery system for gasoline across the East Coast. There’s lots of reasons why NERC’s stuff isn’t perfect, but NERC brought the utility from a one to a five on a 10 point scale,” he said. The order contains three components.

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Cyber threats Government 89

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has consistently observed Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available information sources and common, well-known tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to target U.S. Government agencies.”

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Government VPN Firmware Energy and Utilities 71

Cytelligence

JANUARY 7, 2020

What would actual attacks by Iran in terms of cyber threats look like? Iran has basically fallen to make a major investment into cyber, cyber threats and cyber warfare versus any type of kinetic answering where there’s actual missiles or actually troops on the ground.

Energy and Utilities 60

Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Government Internet 60

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines. Andy Grolnick, CEO of Graylog, cautions that “In 2023, ransomware is still the dominant threat in the minds of security teams. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Beyond traditional IT operations that utilize servers, routers, PCs and switches, these organizations also rely on OT, such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCSs) and human machine interfaces (HMIs) to run their physical plants and factories.

Energy and Utilities 101

Energy and Utilities Threat Detection Manufacturing Technology 101

Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

But in spite of it all, the cybersecurity industry and the professionals within it continue to step up and tirelessly work to protect organizations against cyber threats. For every attack we hear about on the news, there are a hundred more that were prevented or detected and responded to by the cyber heroes behind the scenes.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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