SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The malware utilizes cloud resources for its C2 (command and control) servers, which it accesses via APIs using authentication tokens. The threat actor specializes in encrypting and then deleting its targets’ data, which suggests that the group’s primary objective is to cause as much damage as possible.

Energy and Utilities 106

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Government 106

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. If you’re like millions of other Americans, your TV is connected to the Internet and uses technology generated from the nation’s power grid. The Rising Threat. It also makes me fear that few are.

Energy and Utilities 103

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Encryption Technology 103

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Emerging standards Indeed, advanced technologies, new protocols and emerging best practices are at hand to help companies build and sustain trust. DigiCert’s clients and prospects are steadily modernizing the way digital connections get authenticated and sensitive assets get encrypted, Trzupek told me. “In

Energy and Utilities 289

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. Kenna has a healthy 3rd Party ecosystem of technology partners.

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Technology Firewall VPN Authentication 145

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Digital technology, like music, is all about math. Tatsuaki Okamoto, director of NTT Research’s Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab , and Dr. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF).

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Software Computers and Electronics Encryption Energy and Utilities 182

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With quantum computing looming in the not-so-distant future, the way that we think about encryption will need to evolve. Most of our current online privacy protocols utilize cryptography to maintain privacy and data integrity. However, the complex math behind creating encryption keys is no match for the power of quantum computers.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors. One recent study demonstrated how, by analyzing readings from a smart home, such as energy consumption, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels, and humidity changes, it was possible to triangulate what someone had for dinner. Likewise, the U.S.

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Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities 189

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Doing so saves energy and improves efficiency, allowing you to remotely control kitchen devices, smart AC, smart speakers and displays, lights and other applications. Also expect mesh Wi-Fi to make its mark: it’s an innovative technology that is smarter than your average router, using AI to deliver stable speeds throughout your home.

Energy and Utilities 136

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. Invest in the right technology. billion in number and generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025.

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IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Healthcare 122

SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

Several versions were released as part of each “rebranded” variant that altered different aspects of the code, renamed file extensions, cryptographic schemes and encryption keys. The files are encrypted using a custom modification of a Blowfish cipher with a 256-bit key. The encrypted data is written over the original.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Energy and Utilities 139

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” APT28 had utilized compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters as a command-and-control infrastructure for MASEPIE backdoors. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 133

Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 133

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

victim in the Internet service provider (ISP), managed service provider (MSP) and information technology (IT) sectors as early as June 12, 2024.” It intercepts credentials by hooking into Versa’s “setUserPassword” method, encrypting and storing them on disk. victims and one non-U.S.

Energy and Utilities 130

Energy and Utilities Firewall Technology Malware 130

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain. Individuals.

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Internet 120

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. We’ll look at what blockchain technology is, how its development relates to cybersecurity, and the state of blockchain-based security solutions.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

But in the flood of AI technologies, it’s difficult to know which tools deliver on their promises and which ones are just hype. Example: An energy company uses an AI system to oversee and enhance their operations, but the company works with data that requires security clearance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

CSfC validates commercial IT products that have met the highest level of strict encryption standards and rigorous security requirements for both hardware and software solutions. Recently, the NSA has recommended that federal agencies hosting secret or top-secret data utilize storage solutions that have been CSfC validated.

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Encryption Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Software 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Encryption. Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33.

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IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Data collection 96

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2021

Security experts are counting on the Colonial attack to be a wake up call for operators of critical infrastructure, including electrical and water utilities and energy and transportation companies. The only fail-safe solution to ensure your data is secure as it travels across the network is encryption. Network Encryption is Key.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Encryption Data collection Ransomware 77

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Modern-day industrial and critical infrastructure organizations rely heavily on the operational technology (OT) environment to produce their goods and services. However, deploying the right technologies can harness all the benefits of a converged operation without increasing the security exposure profile of the organization.

Energy and Utilities 101

Energy and Utilities Threat Detection Manufacturing Technology 101

SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2021

electrical grid provides the country the power to enjoy all the luxuries of modern life and technology. It says the increased vulnerability is partly due to the introduction and reliance on monitoring and control technologies. The reliability of the grid has become a topic of greater national interest.

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Spinone

MARCH 10, 2019

Data is driving business for most organizations who utilize technology to carry out normal business operations. Unlike only a decade or so ago, the number of businesses who don’t utilize technology for some type of business-critical operation is few and far between. The stakes today are higher than ever before.

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SecureList

JANUARY 31, 2024

It is far easier to restore the operation of encrypted IT systems (for example, from backups) than it is to resolve even a technically simple issue affecting vehicles scattered across a wide area (for example, removing malware that prevents a truck engine from starting or cuts the power inside a ship).

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Ransomware Energy and Utilities Marketing Backups 116

Centraleyes

JULY 15, 2024

Generative AI stands as one of the most transformative technologies of our era. The rise of generative AI brings forth notable risks that need careful management to ensure the technology benefits society without causing undue harm. Cybersecurity measures were developed, including firewalls, encryption, and antivirus software.

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Risk Energy and Utilities Technology Government 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Of the many industrial companies out there, APTs are likely to focus on: The military-industrial complex and aerospace industry — most likely for military and technological espionage purposes. So the damage in some cases may not be limited to encryption of IT systems and data theft in the office network. Threats to OT.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We have seen targeted attacks exploiting the vulnerability to target companies in research and development, the energy sector and other major industries, banking, the medical technology sector, as well as telecoms and IT. That library was then loaded by the legitimate MsMpEng.exe by utilizing the DLL side-loading technique.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, instead of encrypting the data, it purposefully destroyed it in the affected systems. APT targeting turns toward satellite technologies, producers and operators The only known case of an attack utilizing satellite technologies that happened in recent years was the KA-SAT network hack of 2022.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 141

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Is blockchain technology the new path that the legal industry should take to sustain in the digital age? Let us consider the most significant implications of decentralized technologies to the legal industry. Blockchain is one of the most promising new technologies to emerge from the past decade.

Technology 40

Technology Energy and Utilities Authentication Cyber Attacks 40

Spinone

JANUARY 8, 2019

A huge threat to Software-as-a-Service systems that are utilized is BYOD devices and also end users granting permissions to third-party applications that do not need or are authorized to have the access they may be requesting to sensitive company data. However, the API-based CASB approach is much more powerful.

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Data privacy Backups Energy and Utilities Software 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Tools involved digital media, encrypted communication, cryptocurrency, and secret data handoffs. Could your organization have an insider threat attempting to utilize these same methods and technologies? Could your organization have an insider threat attempting to utilize these same methods and technologies?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Technology 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Critical Infrastructure edition of the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report highlights the threats that businesses in the Energy, Utilities, Telecom, Transportation, and Logistics sectors face. According to the International Energy Agency , these attacks at least doubled across most sectors between 2020 and 2022.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Threat Reports 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If energy, dollars and effort to apply Zero Trust is entirely focused on the infrastructure and OS components of cloud, data center or hybrid deployment patterns the bad actors will simply move their efforts to the attack surface that isn’t conditioned to Zero Trust. Zero Trust without API security is simply, not Zero Trust.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2022

Finally, it is sometimes possible to obtain a clear picture of what the attackers do once they are inside a network: this encompasses the deployment of additional offensive tools and utilities, but also the commands they type. the education, energy, or fintech sectors).

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I had the chance to discuss this at length with Thomas Rosteck , Division President of Connected Secure Systems (CSS) at Infineon Technologies. Infineon, for instance, is known for supplying secured, energy-efficient semiconductors and microcontrollers which are critical for IoT security. This, indeed, is what’s happening.

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IoT Technology Computers and Electronics Energy and Utilities 130

Security Boulevard

MAY 13, 2025

Uses AES/ECB encryption to receive and return data in encrypted form evading network base detection. Likely used as a fallback shell if the encrypted channel fails or is blocked. It then retrieves an encrypted payload, writes it to a file in / tmp /, marks it executable, and launches it. ap-northeast-2.amazonaws[.]com

DNS 52

DNS Energy and Utilities Malware Encryption 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Environmental effects caused by pollution. You know, in that job.

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Engineering Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Firmware 52