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Pro-Russia hackers target critical infrastructure in North America and Europe

Security Affairs

The attacks focus on industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) systems in the target infrastructure. They aim to exploit modular, internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS), targeting software components like human machine interfaces (HMIs). The malicious activity began in 2022 and is still ongoing.

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Examples and uses of GIS

IBM Big Data Hub

GIS perform spatial analysis of geospatial datasets—consisting of vector data (points, lines and polygons) and raster data (cells with spatial information)—to produce connected visualizations. Real-world applications of GIS GIS technology provides insights that are key to many industries and disciplines.

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Hunting the ICEFOG APT group after years of silence

Security Affairs

The cyber mercenaries were recruited by governments and private companies, it was composed of highly skilled hackers able to conduct sophisticated attacks. This week, Chi-en (Ashley) Shen presented at the CONFidence cybersecurity conference held in Poland her analysis on new samples of malware associated with the ICEFOG group.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. 92,391,296 known records breached in 222 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. FBI InfraGard Best for critical infrastructure security InfraGard is a threat intelligence feed and network partnership between the FBI and other government agencies and interested private sector parties.

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

IBM Big Data Hub

degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than 19th century pre-industrial levels. Parts of Africa will be especially vulnerable, with agricultural yields declining by as much as 50% in some areas. According to the European Union climate monitor Copernicus, 2023 was the warmest year on record—nearly 1.48 degrees Celsius (2.66

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is being retired on 31 March, to be replaced by version 4.0 Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.