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Adoption of Secure Cloud Services in Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

IoT sensors and devices. Most plants and facilities have a high degree of IoT sensors and devices communicating wirelessly using very specific protocols, and very often interacting with cloud-based services for receiving and providing different telemetry data. Overreliance on perimeter firewalls and industrial IDS tools.

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Cisco named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: ICS Security

Cisco Security

Interest in industrial control systems (ICS) security has shot up in response to cyberattacks on organizations like the city of Oldsmar’s water utility , Honda , Merck , Maersk , and Johannesburg’s electric utility. Manufacturers, energy and water utilities, mines, ports, railways, roadways, and more.

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

Exposing the Internet of Things (IoT) Universe. Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems.

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. For modern networks, the introduction of new endpoints – be it remote laptops for personnel or client IoT devices – is a roadblock being actively addressed. DDoS: Overwhelming the Network.

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AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Securing the Edge – Available today

CyberSecurity Insiders

Focuses on common edge use cases in six vertical industries – healthcare, retail, finance, manufacturing, energy, and U.S. 40% energy and utilities are in the mature stage. Respondents simply stated that the following were the most cost effective: Firewall at network edge. public sector. Report goal.