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A Department of Energy contest aims to help under-resourced rural utilities beef up their cybersecurity defenses.
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Newly discovered vulnerabilities in distributed control systems could allow attackers access to systems supporting industrial, energy, chemical and other operations. Continue reading Armis, Honeywell Uncover Vulnerabilities in Honeywell Systems
Government leaders should align across agencies with a consistent approach that empowers critical infrastructure owners and operators.
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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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The biggest companies working in industrial cybersecurity are building an early-warning platform called ETHOS to share threat intelligence.
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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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Hacktivist are increasingly turning towards targeting operational technology in critical infrastructure systems.
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In August 2022, the threat intelligence and cybersecurity company Cyble found 8,000 virtual network computing (VNC) instances exposed online. Additionally, this research revealed that most of these ports are in the United States, China and Sweden — putting many critical infrastructure companies at risk of attack. In an age where cybersecurity threats are omnipresent, it’s […]
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Security information and event management (SIEM) frameworks are essential for enterprises to monitor, manage and mitigate the impact of evolving cyberattacks. As the number of threats and the financial impact of breaches increase, these frameworks are even more crucial. Consider ransomware. Since 2020, more than 130 different strains of these encryption and extortion efforts have […]
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Operational technology (OT) includes any hardware and software that directly monitors and controls industrial equipment and all its assets, processes and events to detect or initiate a change. Yet despite occupying a critical role in a large number of essential industries, OT security is also uniquely vulnerable to attack. From power grids to nuclear plants, […]
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