Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:09:17 +0000
The energy sector recorded three times as many operational technology (OT) and/or industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity incidents as the next closest vertical, according to a study conducted by the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:25:08 +0000
Siemens Energy and Schneider Electric, two industrial control system (ICS) vendors for critical infrastructure industries, have been reportedly listed as ransomware victims by cybercrime gang CL0P, though any targeted attacks […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:47:11 +0000
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A primitive but unique ransomware variant that emerged in mid-December can forcibly stop a number of processes, including multiple items related to industrial control system (ICS) operations, industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos warned in a detailed report on Feb. 3. The ransomware known as “EKANS” (or “Snake,” which is “EKANS” spelled backwards) is “relatively straightforward” as […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:59:24 +0000
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Many networks across a variety of verticals including government, military, financial services, power plants, and industrial manufacturing have been so-called “air-gapped.” This means they are physically and logically isolated from other networks where communication between these networks is not physically or logically possible. This can be a good thing or bad thing depending on your […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:09:58 +0000
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What does it mean to have “extreme visibility” in an operational technology (OT) environment? According to Claroty, a New York-based company that offers cybersecurity products for industrial control systems, it’s having the ability to see all assets on a network, knowing what they are, and understanding what functions they perform. The company says the more […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:12:51 +0000
XENOTIME, a cyberthreat activity group thought responsible for TRISIS/TRITON malware attacks on safety instrumented systems (SIS) at an oil and gas Middle Eastern facility in 2017, has been probing power company networks in the U.S. and elsewhere, new intelligence from industrial control systems (ICS) security firm Dragos shows. “In February 2019, Dragos identified a change in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:40 +0000
The malicious threat landscape for industrial control systems (ICSs) is constantly evolving and getting more sophisticated, thereby raising the need to have visibility, implement protective controls, and perform continuous monitoring. As a result, it is important to take a look at the attack vectors of some malware/malicious events—such as Triton—that have occurred over the last […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:45:39 +0000
Cybersecurity firm FireEye has uncovered and is responding to a new intrusion at an unnamed critical infrastructure facility that it suggests in an April 10 blog post was perpetrated by the group behind the TRITON attack, which prompted a process shutdown at a Middle Eastern facility in 2017. But while details of the new attack are sparse, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:04:17 +0000
A new critical infrastructure facility has suffered a TRITON intrusion, says cybersecurity firm FireEye. The company confirmed in an April 10 blog post that it has uncovered and is responding to an “an additional intrusion by the attacker behind TRITON at a different critical infrastructure facility.” Details about the attack are sparse, but FireEye and […]
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Read moreBefore industrial control systems (ICSs) were network-connected, operators had little to worry about in the way of cyber threats. But as industrial environments, such as energy utilities, become more connected, they’re exposed to vulnerabilities and attacks. ICSs are used in large amounts of critical infrastructure, including the electrical grid, transportation systems, and wastewater plants. How […]
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