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Rural Texas Towns Report Cyberattacks That Caused One Water System to Overflow

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Rural Texas Towns Report Cyberattacks That Caused One Water System to Overflow 2024-04-22 at 16:32 By Associated Press A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. […]

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Fuxnet malware: Growing threat to industrial sensors

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Fuxnet malware: Growing threat to industrial sensors 2024-04-22 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Sonu Shankar, Chief Strategy Officer at Phosphorus, discusses how Blackjack’s Fuxnet malware should be a wakeup call to industrial operators about the vulnerability of sensor networks and the outsized impact these attacks can have on

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Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks

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Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks 2024-04-15 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Andrew Ginter, VP of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security, discusses operational technology (OT) cyber attacks and their 2024 Threat Report. He examines how global geopolitical tensions and evolving ransomware tactics are reshaping industrial cybersecurity. He sheds light

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Strategies for secure identity management in hybrid environments

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Strategies for secure identity management in hybrid environments 2024-04-09 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Charlotte Wylie, SVP and Deputy CSO at Okta, discusses the challenges of managing user identities across hybrid IT environments. She emphasizes balancing and adopting comprehensive security controls, including cloud SSO and MFA technologies, to unify

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Strengthening defenses against nation-state and for-profit cyber attacks

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Strengthening defenses against nation-state and for-profit cyber attacks 2024-04-04 at 06:32 By Help Net Security There is an urgent need to secure tactical, operational, and strategic critical assets from the edge to the core. In this Help Net Security video, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the steps enterprises and critical infrastructure must take

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Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure show advanced tactics and new capabilities

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Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure show advanced tactics and new capabilities 2024-04-03 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marty Edwards, Deputy CTO OT/IoT at Tenable, discusses the impact of geopolitical tensions on cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure. Edwards highlights the need for collaborative efforts between policymakers, government agencies, and the

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Strengthening critical infrastructure cybersecurity is a balancing act

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Strengthening critical infrastructure cybersecurity is a balancing act 2024-03-26 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron Crow, Senior Director at MorganFranklin Consulting, discusses critical infrastructure cybersecurity strategies, barriers to threat information sharing, and innovative technologies enhancing resilience against cyberattacks. How do current cybersecurity strategies address the critical infrastructure sectors’ unique

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Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks

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Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks 2024-03-18 at 12:01 By Help Net Security With temporary failures of critical infrastructure on the rise in the recent years, 81% of US residents are worried about how secure critical infrastructure may be, according to MITRE and The Harris Poll. Public views cyberattacks as greatest

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10 free cybersecurity guides you might have missed

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10 free cybersecurity guides you might have missed 2024-03-11 at 09:07 By Help Net Security This collection of free cybersecurity guides covers a broad range of topics, from resources for developing cybersecurity programs to specific guides for various sectors and organizations. Whether you work for a small business, a large corporation, or a specific industry,

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Email security trends in the energy and infrastructure sector

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Email security trends in the energy and infrastructure sector 2024-03-11 at 09:07 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, discusses how energy and infrastructure organizations face an increased risk of business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks. According to Abnormal Security data, from February 2023

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Major shifts in identity, ransomware, and critical infrastructure threat trends

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Major shifts in identity, ransomware, and critical infrastructure threat trends 2024-03-07 at 07:20 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Michelle Alvarez, Strategic Threat Analysis Manager at IBM X-Force, discusses the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, revealing top threats and trends the team observed last year across its global engagements and how

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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening

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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening 2024-03-01 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the evolution of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) since its 2021 inception and tackles its 2024 strategic priorities in response to escalating cyber threats. He elaborates on JCDC’s strategies

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White House: Use memory-safe programming languages to protect the nation

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White House: Use memory-safe programming languages to protect the nation 2024-02-27 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz The White House is asking the technical community to switch to using memory-safe programming languages – such as Rust, Python, Swift, C#, Java, and Go – to prevent memory corruption vulnerabilities from entering the digital ecosystem. According to a

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The old, not the new: Basic security issues still biggest threat to enterprises

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The old, not the new: Basic security issues still biggest threat to enterprises 2024-02-23 at 08:01 By Help Net Security In 2023, cybercriminals saw more opportunities to “log in” versus hack into corporate networks through valid accounts – making this tactic a preferred weapon for threat actors, according to IBM’s 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index.

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Vulnerable Fortinet Devices: Low-hanging Fruit for Threat Actors

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Vulnerable Fortinet Devices: Low-hanging Fruit for Threat Actors 2024-02-16 at 08:46 By cybleinc Cyble analyzes the increasing incidences of vulnerabilities in Fortinet, highlighting the impact they have on Critical Infrastructure. The post Vulnerable Fortinet Devices: Low-hanging Fruit for Threat Actors appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source React

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Rise in cyberwarfare tactics fueled by geopolitical tensions

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Rise in cyberwarfare tactics fueled by geopolitical tensions 2024-02-14 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Matt Shelton, Head of Threat Research and Analysis at Google Cloud, discusses the latest Threat Horizons Report, which provides intelligence-derived trends, expertise, and recommendations on threat actors to help inform cloud customer security strategies in

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Hacking the flow: The consequences of compromised water systems

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Hacking the flow: The consequences of compromised water systems 2024-02-12 at 07:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Andy Thompson, Offensive Cybersecurity Research Evangelist at CyberArk, discusses the dire consequences of hacking water systems and why their cybersecurity must be prioritized. From contaminating water supplies to disrupting essential services, the impact

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CISA: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Planning Critical Infrastructure Disruption

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CISA: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Planning Critical Infrastructure Disruption 2024-02-08 at 01:01 By Ryan Naraine New CISA alert includes technical mitigations to harden attack surfaces and instructions to hunt for the Chinese government-backed hackers. The post CISA: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Planning Critical Infrastructure Disruption appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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US Slaps Sanctions on ‘Dangerous’ Iranian Hackers Linked to Water Utility Hacks

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US Slaps Sanctions on ‘Dangerous’ Iranian Hackers Linked to Water Utility Hacks 2024-02-02 at 22:02 By Ryan Naraine The US government slaps sanctions against six Iranian government officials linked to cyberattacks against Israeli PLC vendor Unitronics. The post US Slaps Sanctions on ‘Dangerous’ Iranian Hackers Linked to Water Utility Hacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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FBI disrupts Chinese botnet used for targeting US critical infrastructure

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FBI disrupts Chinese botnet used for targeting US critical infrastructure 2024-02-01 at 15:17 By Helga Labus The FBI has disrupted the KV botnet, used by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored hackers (aka “Volt Typhoon”) to target US-based critical infrastructure organizations. A botnet for probing critical infrastructure organizations The threat actors used the KV botnet

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