Sandworm, a Russian Threat Actor, Disrupted Power in Ukraine Via Cyberattack

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Russian hackers disrupted Ukrainian electrical grid last year

The notorious Russian hacking group known as Sandworm took down a substation that caused a brief outage, according to a new Mandiant report.

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White House grapples with harmonizing thicket of cybersecurity rules

The regulatory road to harmonizing regulations for 16 critical infrastructure sectors is long and treacherous one.

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Building the right collective defense against cyberattacks for critical infrastructure 

Government leaders should align across agencies with a consistent approach that empowers critical infrastructure owners and operators.

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Engineering PCs, Other Devices Most at Risk for Security Vulnerabilities

New research on operational technology vulnerabilities by Armis found that 56% of engineering workstations have at least one unpatched critical severity.
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Industrial security vendors partner to share intelligence about critical infrastructure threats

The biggest companies working in industrial cybersecurity are building an early-warning platform called ETHOS to share threat intelligence.

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Dependence on Chinese-made tech threatens US grid, experts warn

Cybersecurity experts told Congress on Thursday that the unknown amount of Chinese-made grid equipment poses a risk to the energy sector.

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Fact or fiction, hacktivists’ claims of industrial sabotage in Russia or Ukraine get attention online

Hacktivist are increasingly turning towards targeting operational technology in critical infrastructure systems.

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