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How can the energy sector bolster its resilience to ransomware attacks?

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How can the energy sector bolster its resilience to ransomware attacks? 2024-04-08 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Since it plays a vital role in every functioning society, the energy sector has always been a prime target for state-backed cybercriminals. The cyber threats targeting this industry have grown significantly in recent years, as geopolitical tensions […]

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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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Third-party breaches shake the foundations of the energy sector

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Third-party breaches shake the foundations of the energy sector 07/12/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security 90% of the world’s largest energy companies experienced a third-party breach in the past 12 months, according to SecurityScorecard. Powering the global economy and everyday activities, the energy sector’s significance makes it a key focus for cyber threats. The […]

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Slovenian power company hit by ransomware

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Slovenian power company hit by ransomware 28/11/2023 at 18:17 By Helga Labus Slovenian power generation company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has been hit by ransomware and has had some of its data encrypted. The attack HSE is a state-owned company that controls numerous hydroelectric, thermal and coal-fired power plants. The company has declined to share […]

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Danish energy sector hit by a wave of coordinated cyberattacks

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Danish energy sector hit by a wave of coordinated cyberattacks 14/11/2023 at 21:16 By Helga Labus The Danish energy sector has suffered what is believed to be the most extensive cyberattack in Danish history, according to SektorCERT. Danish energy sector under attack SektorCERT, an organization owned and funded by Danish critical infrastructure (CI) companies, uses […]

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Unnamed APT eyes vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation industrial contollers (CVE-2023-3595 CVE-2023-3596)

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Unnamed APT eyes vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation industrial contollers (CVE-2023-3595 CVE-2023-3596) 13/07/2023 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Rockwell Automation has fixed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-3595, CVE-2023-3596) in the communication modules of its ControlLogix industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs), ahead of expected (and likely) in-the-wild exploitation. “An unreleased exploit capability leveraging these vulnerabilities is associated with an […]

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How cybercriminals target energy companies

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How cybercriminals target energy companies 15/06/2023 at 07:34 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jim Simpson, Director of Threat Intelligence at Searchlight Cyber, discusses how cybercriminals employ specialized strategies when targeting energy companies. This is primarily due to the sensitive and valuable information these organizations hold and their critical role in […]

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