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The Evolving Cybersecurity Threats to Critical National Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For example, #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, celebrating its 20th anniversary this October, aims to empower people and organizations across every sector to protect critical assets against cybercrime. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be paramount to the stability of national economies for the years to come.

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Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

Related Stories Citing Attacks On Small Utilities, Dragos Launches Community Defense Program FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries China Calls Out U.S. The post Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen. For Hacking.

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A new piece of Snake Ransomware targets ICS processes

Security Affairs

The recently discovered Snake Ransomware has been targeting processes and files associated with industrial control systems (ICS). Security experts from SentinelOne reported that the recently discovered Snake Ransomware has been targeting processes and files associated with industrial control systems (ICS).

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Leaked documents from Russian firm NTC Vulkan show Sandworm cyberwarfare arsenal

Security Affairs

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. Energy utilities and oil and gas, but also water utilities and transportation systems, are privileged targets of nation-state actors. ” continues Mandiant. ” concludes the report.

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Microsoft Targets Critical Outlook Zero-Day Flaw

eSecurity Planet

Outlook NTLM exploit “Additionally, Microsoft confirmed that the flaw had been exploited as a zero day as part of limited attacks against government, transportation, energy, and military targets organizations in Europe by a Russia-based threat actor,” Narang said.

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Russia Sanctions May Spark Escalating Cyber Conflict

Krebs on Security

The West has promised tougher sanctions are coming, but experts warn these will almost certainly trigger a Russian retaliation against America and its allies, which could escalate into cyber attacks on Western financial institutions and energy infrastructure. ” What kinds of attacks are experts most concerned about?

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Hackers Target Oil Producers During COVID-19 Slump

Security Affairs

Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one. Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks.