Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. ” states the DoJ.

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Armstrong Archives

JULY 10, 2020

If you work in the energy industry, it comes as no surprise that it’s one of the most heavily regulated. To comply with government regulations, an energy company might have tens of thousands of documents that need to be physically stored, scanned or destroyed. Utilize a company that will inventory items with barcoding.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 4): Utilities’ pursuit of new business models accelerates. Some utilities even provide vehicle-to-grid services and home energy management systems to help consumers manage their electricity usage. Tue, 02/19/2019 - 10:45. In Europe, if one owns solar panels but not a battery, E.ON

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. energy facilities. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Dragonfly 2.0,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

authoring agencies have recently observed indications of Volt Typhoon actors maintaining access and footholds within some victim IT environments for at least five years,” reads the alert. Most of the impacted organizations are in the Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems sectors.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 30, 2018

On May 14, 2018, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability released its Multiyear Plan for Energy Sector Cybersecurity (the “Plan”). Multiyear Plan for Energy Sector Cybersecurity. energy sector. Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

Italian oil giant company Eni disclosed a security breach, threat actors gained access to its network, but according to the company the intrusion had minor consequences because it was quickly detected. Ransomware is a type of malware that locks computers and blocks access to files in lieu of a payment.

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CGI

JUNE 4, 2020

Key strategies and technologies to help utilities respond to a “storm” never seen before. For more than three decades, I served at a leading electric utility, responding to numerous storms to keep the lights on for customers and to support critical infrastructure. COVID-19 considerations and how technology can help.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In March 2022, the Everest ransomware operators published a notice announcing the sale of “South Africa Electricity company’s root access” for $125,000. ALERT] Everest ransomware gang has posted a notice selling South Africa Electricity company's root access. Is having some server issues. Price 200,000 $.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Less than 1% of the DICOM servers on the Internet use effective authorisation. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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CGI

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Electrification: a lottery ticket that utilities must claim. Utilities face a fundamental dilemma. Due to unprecedented pressure to support the move to an energy-efficient and low-carbon system, they face the paradox of encouraging consumers to consume less of what they sell and distribute—electricity. Wed, 09/27/2017 - 07:00.

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Energy and Utilities Marketing Digital transformation Education 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure andrew.gertz@t… Mon, 10/23/2023 - 14:07 Cyberattacks on critical vital infrastructure can have disastrous results, forcing governments and regulatory bodies to pay close attention to intensifying the efforts to safeguard these industries.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For instance, when utility officials are aware that a heat wave is on its way, they can plan energy procurement to prevent power outages. 3 While the transition from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy sources is already underway, accelerating this transition could help further limit emissions, even amid rising global energy needs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have probed US government networks looking for vulnerable networking devices that could be compromised with exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. Once gained initial access to an organization, the threat actors deploy a custom PowerShell script to gather intelligence on the target.

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ARMA International

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Follow this trajectory and you’ll push the envelope toward information governance (IG) and position yourself as a Very Important Person in your enterprise. all of which require the same disciplines we utilize when managing our records. The task before us now is to apply these to all of the rest of our information. A Real-World Example.

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CGI

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 3): Data, the new “digital capital” - Going beyond the hype of advanced analytics and AI. This series of blog posts builds on the 2018 CGI Client Global Insights, providing insights into how utilities are making progress toward digital transformation. So where do utilities stand?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks that have targeted the cloud IT resources of government and private sector companies across the world. and foreign organizations using brute force access to penetrate government and private sector victim networks.”

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Buried in the Shamoon code was an image of a burning American flag, intended as an admonishment to the Saudi government for supporting American foreign policy in the Middle East. Stuxnet was intended to quietly gain deeper footholds and thus remain in prime position to access industrial controls of Iranian plants at an opportune moment.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., costing an estimated $18.88

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Markets and Use Cases LookingGlass is suitable for all verticals, with particular uptake when utilizing it in a third-party risk monitoring capacity. With roots in the NSA, the four main sectors adopting LookingGlass include defense, energy, financial, and government.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Day one will be focused on data intelligence and governance. Speakers will cover data intelligence and governance on the first day of the summit. Let’s take a look at some of the great data intelligence and governance topics and speakers we have planned for day one of Quest EMPOWER 2022.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

K-Electric (KE) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility managing all three key stages – generation, transmission and distribution – of producing and delivering energy to consumers. and foreign government organizations.

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Data Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, has already been tasked with producing a cloud-service governance framework and a standard incident response playbook for federal agencies pursuant to the Biden administration’s recently issued Executive Order on cybersecurity.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The researchers discovered credentials that provided access to 95,592,696 artifacts, as well as download permissions and some deploy operations. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Among those affected was SAP SE. Breached records: more than 56 million.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. billion in number and generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025. Healthcare is in Need of a Check-Up. IoT Protection is Key.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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Ascent Innovations

MAY 17, 2018

The utilities and energy industries experienced high indicators of attack activity, suggests that attackers have access to critical infrastructure and are waiting to exploit this access. State actors tend to zero in on government agencies or utilities and energy targets. Critical infrastructure.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It also appears that the data was accessed: the Readme bot “partially destroyed” the open instance, injecting a ransom note with a bitcoin wallet address to send a payment to in exchange for the files. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. FBI dismantles Warzone RAT malware operation The US FBI has seized the infrastructure of the Warzone RAT (remote access trojan) and two individuals associated with the cyber crime operation have been arrested.

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