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FERC issues notice of proposed rulemaking to extend reporting requirements for cyberattacks targeting the energy sector

Data Protection Report

DHS’ webinar explained that the hackers obtained access to vendors providing computer services to electric utilities companies. In response to such concerns, regulatory agencies are increasing reporting requirements for cyberattacks targeting the energy sector. FERC noted its support for an online reporting tool.

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

IT Governance

Other news South Korean researchers release Rhysida ransomware decryption tool Researchers from Kookmin University and KISA (the Korea Internet & Security Agency) have released a free decryption tool for the Rhysida malware. He faces a maximum of 40 years’ imprisonment. It is available on the KISA website.

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

IT Governance

GB Impact Energy Services Source New Engineering Canada Yes 52,707 Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Source New Public USA Yes 52,567 Maximum Research Source New Professional services USA Yes 52 GB Terago Source New Telecoms Canada Yes 45 GB Zivilgeometer Source New Engineering Austria Yes 41.83 GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Cyber Ranges

ForAllSecure

Layer two is going to be the automation of, say the security tools. If I just had three VMs and it just run the attack, it becomes very easy to find the attack, which one is the needle in the haystack, find the attack with 1000s of virtual users using Outlook and browsing the webinar. Okay, that's layer two. Here's a special.