Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. The group rapidly weaponized N-day vulnerabilities in popular enterprise applications by using publicly disclosed POCs.

Energy and Utilities 89

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 89

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

. “Norton Crypto is a feature made available in Norton 360 which you can utilize for mining cryptocurrency when your PC is idle. Currently, Norton Crypto is limited to users with devices that meet the required system requirements.” The choice to add a crypto miner to a security suite is considered by many users absurd.

Mining 93

Mining Energy and Utilities Security IT 93

Data Matters

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A string of Governmental announcements have increasingly sounded the alarm about the growing cybersecurity threat facing the energy sector. Among other things, these reports have announced that state-sponsored cyber actors have successfully gained access to the control rooms of utilities.

Risk 68

Risk Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Authentication 68

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 12, 2010

On October 5, 2010, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a report entitled “Data Access and Privacy Issues Related to Smart Grid Technologies.” The idea behind the Smart Grid is that electricity can be delivered more efficiently using data collected through monitoring consumers’ energy use.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Privacy Communications Data collection 40

Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

To be counted as “key information infrastructure,” however, the infrastructure must still meet the criterion that severe endangerment of national security, the national economy and the people’s livelihood and the public interest would result if the infrastructure suffers destruction, loss of functionality or leakage of data.

Energy and Utilities 45

Energy and Utilities Security Cybersecurity Manufacturing 45

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. That's great.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52