Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A joint cybersecurity advisory published by US agencies revealed that three ransomware attacks on wastewater systems this year. The three facilities hit by ransomware operators are located in the states of Nevada, Maine, and California. The ransomware affected the victim’s SCADA system and backup systems.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

On February 8, 2021, the City of Oldsmar, Florida gave a press conference to disclose “an unlawful intrusion to the city’s water treatment system.” Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye or caustic soda, is a corrosive chemical used in low concentrations to regulate pH level of drinking water and protect water pipes.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The US cybersecurity agency CISA is sharing knowledge about vulnerabilities and misconfigurations exploited in ransomware attacks. The US Agency is sharing this information in its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which now integrates an additional attribute titled “known to be used in ransomware campaigns.”

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The FBI has issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) about cybercriminal actors targeting the food and agriculture sector with ransomware attacks. The state of IoT is poor enough as it is, security wise. The state of IoT is poor enough as it is, security wise. ” Internet of Things.

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Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Aging infrastructure in the United States is not confined to crumbling roads and bridges. Recent events have shown that connected devices in our pipelines, water treatment facilities and power grids are also vulnerable to exploitation. The sorry state of cybersecurity in U.S. We still don’t know if a ransom has been paid.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2023

IT-SA Expo & Congress claims to be Europe's largest trade fair for IT security. And it really covers a wide range of security and security-related products and services. As one of Europe’s leading economies there is some serious money to be made by the cybercriminals. Yes, artificial intelligence can find zero-days.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2022

While the FBI is recognized throughout the world as a preeminent national security organization, many may be surprised to learn of this unique partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector that was established to protect U.S. Not surprisingly, that's also where you'll find the threats.". critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

The CISA ‘s Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC) initiative is going to build operation plans for protecting and responding to cyber threats. Those days are behind us, however, as cybercrime is establishing itself as a business in and of itself. What comes to mind when you think of cyber criminals?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

” The two indictments, one from June 2021 and one from August 2021 , are charging one employee of the Russian Federation Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (TsNIIKhM) and three officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). . ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2023

Against that backdrop, and despite increased spending on cybersecurity, the skills gap has widened to a canyon. Against that backdrop, and despite increased spending on cybersecurity, the skills gap has widened to a canyon. million additional workers needed to effectively secure businesses. trillion in 2025.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Despite promises made by the BlackMatter ransomware gang about which organizations and business types they would avoid, multiple US critical infrastructure entities have been targeted. BlackMatter is also named as the likely culprit behind the cybersecurity incident affecting US farmers’ cooperative NEW Cooperative.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As the physical threat of war continues to rise, so do the cyber threats for any country that may stand against Russia. Notably, the Russian government has used cyber as a key component of their force projection over the last decade, including previously in Ukraine in the 2015 timeframe. Significance of CISA warning on Russia.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Microsoft in November fended off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in its Azure cloud that officials said was the largest ever recorded, the latest in a wave of record attacks that washed over the IT industry in the second half of 2021. New Record Attack. Tbps and had a packet rate of 240 million packets per second (pps).

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

More threats were detected on iOS than Android devices; 68% of Australian CISOs expect their organization to suffer a material cyber-attack within the next year. The risks to the privacy of Australian customers are at an all-time high, as the nation has reported the highest percentage of mobile threats globally, standing at 26.9%.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

Regional Disparities in Data Breach Costs The United States emerges with a significantly higher average cost of $9.4 Regional Disparities in Data Breach Costs The United States emerges with a significantly higher average cost of $9.4 These sectors serve as the battlegrounds where the war for data security is most intense.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In this interview, Camille Stewart, Google’s Head of Security Policy for Google Play and Android explains how understanding how systemic racism influences cyber security is integral to protecting the American people and defending the country from cyber adversaries. ISC2 data show that just 24% of cybersecurity workers are women.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

Cybersecurity enterprise solutions are getting better at recognizing malicious activity conducted via APIs and Windows Management Instrumentation tools, but they still need improvement in terms of identifying and stopping defense evasion techniques, according to Frank Duff, director of ATT&CK evaluations at Mitre. .

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Hackers Tap into Oldsmar Water Facility. This week’s attack on a Florida city’s (Oldsmar) water treatment system was not sophisticated, nor were the protection measures that prevented its potentially deadly outcome. By Curtis Simpson, CISO. That’s what makes this attack so concerning. Open information sources (e.g.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2018

According to Dragos firm, the RASPITE cyber-espionage group (aka Leafminer) has been targeting organizations in the United States, Europe, Middle East, and East Asia. RASPITE targeting includes entities in the US, Middle East, Europe, and East Asia. We call this activity group RASPITE.”

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

“If it was that easy, it just wouldn’t be an issue,” said Riley Stauffer, security and incident response analyst at managed detection and response firm Pondurance. Backups can be damaged, untested, prohibitively difficult to deploy, encrypted by attackers, or restore to the same breached state they backed up.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2023

On the other end are state-sponsored groups using far more sophisticated tactics—often with long-term, strategic goals in mind. Advanced Persistent Threats (APT ) groups fall into this latter category. Advanced Persistent Threats (APT ) groups fall into this latter category. We have the answer.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2019

A security researcher found new evidence of activities conducted by the ICEFOG APT group, also tracked by the experts as Fucobha. Chi-en (Ashley) Shen, a senior security researcher at FireEye, collected evidence that demonstrates that China-linked APT group ICEFOG (aka Fucobha ) is still active. Feedbacks and questions are welcome!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 1, 2021

Clar Rosso, (ISC)² CEO recently joined a roundtable of experts in an (ISC)² Think Tank webinar to highlight why it’s so important to the cybersecurity industry to focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) as well as offer tangible and practical tips to address common challenges and tensions that often arise on the inclusion journey.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. Cybersecurity predictions offer a glimpse at the dangerous oncoming traffic and help leaders develop strategies to navigate their journey safely. Those in cybersecurity who fail to look ahead will be crushed by what they don’t see coming.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2022

Potable water and wastewater management is a top priority for cybersecurity professionals and the Biden administration alike. With new regulations and funding, companies must find the best way to implement and manage cybersecurity to protect these systems. Related: Keeping critical systems patched. Decentralized exposures.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Or even basic low level threat analysis. Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Stories about computer security tend to go viral when they bridge the vast divide between geeks and luddites, and this week’s news about a hacker who tried to poison a Florida town’s water supply was understandably front-page material. lye used to control acidity in the water) to 100 times the normal level.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2024

The post EPA and White House Send Water Industry Cybersecurity Warning appeared first on TrueFort. The post EPA and White House Send Water Industry Cybersecurity Warning appeared first on Security Boulevard. These attacks.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In the 1960s, you think of plastic, which was a pillar of a massively expanding consumer culture in the United States that put “convenience” above all else. ” McGuire was on to something : the use of plastic did indeed mushroom in the decades that followed. That same L.A.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2023

A man from Tracy, California, has been charged with a computer attack on the Discovery Bay water treatment facility. Rambler Gallo (53), a man from Tracy (California) has been charged with intentionally causing damage to a computer after he allegedly breached the network of the Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

The US government urges cyber security audits of public water systems, highlighting the importance to secure US critical infrastructure. The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will make it mandatory for the states to conduct cyber security audits of public water systems.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In the 1960s, you think of plastic, which was a pillar of a massively expanding consumer culture in the United States that put “convenience” above all else. ” McGuire was on to something : the use of plastic did indeed mushroom in the decades that followed. That same L.A.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In the 1960s, you think of plastic, which was a pillar of a massively expanding consumer culture in the United States that put “convenience” above all else. ” McGuire was on to something : the use of plastic did indeed mushroom in the decades that followed. That same L.A.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are the foundation that support numerous industries around the world. The many types of ICS systems include a complex network of instrumentation and technology used in industrial production plants. Each ICS environment functions somewhat differently depending on its industry.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2022

This is why both policymakers and industry leaders are usually eager to have this knowledge as a possible ‘cure’ to mitigate or prevent such cyberattacks from happening again. However, the only actors that deliver the entire narrative of a cyberattack – discussing accountability and international law – are nation states.

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