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Experts discovered that at least 200 companies were the victims of a campaign, dubbed Gangnam Industrial Style, carried out by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group. Experts from the CyberX’s threat intelligence team Section 52 uncovered an ongoing cyberespionage campaign, tracked as Gangnam Industrial Style, that targeted industrial, engineering, and manufacturing organizations, most of them in South Korea (60%). MORE
Critical Infrastructure IoT Malware Most Recent ThreatLists attack volume building automation COVID-19 Cyberattacks first half 2020 gas Industrial Control Systems Kaspersky Oil ransomware Remote Desktop Protocol remote working the report work from home WormsThe first half of 2020 saw decreases in attacks on most ICS sectors, but oil/gas firms and building automation saw upticks. MORE
Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities 37 Critical flaws industrial environments Kaspersky remote code execution virtual network computing VNC vulnerabilitiesSome of the bugs allow remote code-execution. MORE
Dragos Researchers Describe Potential Threat Posed by Ekans Ransomware Ekans, a recently discovered ransomware variant that's designed to target industrial control systems, appears to have some of the same characteristics found in Megacortex, malware that struck several high-profile targets in 2019, according to the security firm Dragos MORE
Critical Infrastructure Government Hacks Vulnerabilities advisory alert CISA critical security vulnerability CVE-2020-7491 Cyberattacks factories foreign adversaries ICS-CERT Industrial Control Systems NSA oil and gas refineries power plants Schneider triconex warning MORE
Even before COVID-19, Industry 4.0 The development of Industry 4.0 in … The post Key Industry 4.0 Industries Automotive & Manufacturing OpenText Worldtechnologies were beginning to have a major impact on the transformation of manufacturers worldwide. MORE
One topic that’s underpinned my blogs is the need for a secure IoT network to deliver on the promise of Industry 4.0. Failing to attest and secure IoT … The post Introducing OpenText Industrial Grid appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Business Network Enterprise World Industry IoT iiot industrial IoT OpenText Industrial Grid MORE
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Chris Morales of the cybersecurity firm Vectra discusses how the industrial internet of things is changing the nature of industrial espionage and disruption MORE
Claroty Researchers Find Remote Access Tool Bugs Could Lead to Attacks Vulnerabilities in some VPNs used to remotely connect to industrial control systems could enable hackers to compromise large-scale industrial organizations, the security firm Claroty reports MORE
A previously unknown threat actor, tracked as MontysThree , composed of Russian speaking members targets Russian industrial organizations. “In summer 2020 we uncovered a previously unknown multi-module C++ toolset used in highly targeted industrial espionage attacks dating back to 2018. MORE
Researchers Identified Malware Variants With Advanced Capabilities Researchers with FortiGuard Labs have uncovered two samples of the Ekans ransomware strain that offer some additional insight into how the crypto-locking malware targets industrial control systems, according to a new report. MORE
184 Critical Infrastructure Cryptography Malware Web Security ICS industrial targets Mimikatz Spear Phishing steganography suppliers targeted attacksOngoing spear-phishing attacks aim at stolen Windows credentials for ICS suppliers worldwide. MORE
Researchers warn of critical vulnerabilities in a third-party industrial component used by top ICS vendors like Rockwell Automation and Siemens. MORE
Advantech reports the stolen data was confidential but did not contain high-value documents MORE
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Four industrial control system vendors each announced vulnerabilities that ranged from critical to high-severity. MORE
Carefully Crafted Backdoor Targets Specific Oracle Software Used to Store Data A recently uncovered point-of-sale malware called "ModPipe" is targeting specific Oracle software used by thousands of restaurants and other businesses in the hospitality industry, according to researchers at ESET. MORE
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When it comes to patching critical flaws, industrial firms face various challenges - with some needing to shut down entire factories in order to apply updates. MORE
But there are some essentials that, even with all that we are … The post Supporting the essential energy industry appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Industries Utilities Oil & Gas Mobility mobile ContentIt’s an understatement to say that the world is living through a time of uncertainty. COVID-19 has forced us into a new normal that feels anything but familiar. We are coping, learning to go without, and making the best of what we have. MORE
Digital … The post Achieving digital transformation in the insurance industry appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Customer Experience Management Digital Process Automation Digital Transformation Enterprise World Industry digital transformation digital transformation in insurance financial financial services financial services and insurance Insurance insurance industry Process Automation MORE
Tom Thimot and George Tubin of Socure say they are here to disrupt the industry Socure's Tom Thimot and George Tubin on Securing Identity As fraud has shifted over the past decade from basic account takeover to synthetic identities and new account fraud, so has the field of identity protection evolved. MORE
179 Also impacted are services where an interruption would endanger life, health or personal … The post COVID-19: the implications for industries appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Industries Covid-19The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is also having a huge impact on the global economy, with most organizations being impacted – from an operations, customer and employee perspective. MORE
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Japanese giant Kawasaki Heavy Industries discovered unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. Kawasaki Heavy Industries disclosed a security breach, the company discovered unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. MORE
Worldwide demand for energy is growing faster than ever, leading to rapid changes in the energy industry and in the wider world beyond. PwC says the sector faces a “big change… [that] may … The post Driving innovation in the energy industry appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Industries UtilitiesDeloitte predicts companies in the oil and gas sector in 2020 will be “walking the tightrope,” and need to keep vigilant for both risks and opportunities. MORE
Poor security practices allowed software vulnerabilities to propagate throughout industrial and IoT products for more than 20 years MORE
Trend Micro Says It Moved Cranes Using RF Software Flaws Radio controllers used in the construction, mining and shipping industries are dangerously vulnerable to hackers, Trend Micro says in a new report. To address the issue, manufacturers need to move away from proprietary communication protocols and embrace secure standards, such as Bluetooth Low Energy MORE
Mining companies, meanwhile, are … The post Energy industry 2021 predictions appeared first on OpenText Blogs. 2020 sent shock waves across oil and gas, utilities and mining organizations, creating dramatic shifts in supply and demand, revenue streams and productivity. MORE
Experts found critical security flaws in two popular industrial remote access systems that could be exploited by threat actors for malicious purposes. SecurityAffairs – hacking, industrial remote access systems). MORE
Experts found a critical flaw in Real-Time Automation’s (RTA) 499ES EtherNet/IP stack that could allow hacking industrial control systems. RTA’s ENIP stack is widely implemented in industrial automation systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, industrial automation systems). MORE
The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is having a profound effect on how manufacturing organizations share information. The explosion in connected industrial equipment means that companies have to think about how they archive sensor-based information coming from these devices, how they securely move this sensor data from one location to another, and how they derive … The post Welcome to the era of the industrial cloud appeared first on OpenText Blogs. MORE
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One topic that’s underpinned my blogs is the need for a secure IoT network to deliver on the promise of Industry 4.0. Failing to attest and secure IoT … The post Introducing OpenText Industrial Grid appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Business Network Enterprise World Industry IoT iiot industrial IoT OpenText Industrial Grid
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Experts found a critical flaw in Real-Time Automation’s (RTA) 499ES EtherNet/IP stack that could allow hacking industrial control systems. RTA’s ENIP stack is widely implemented in industrial automation systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, industrial automation systems).
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Experts discovered that at least 200 companies were the victims of a campaign, dubbed Gangnam Industrial Style, carried out by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group. Experts from the CyberX’s threat intelligence team Section 52 uncovered an ongoing cyberespionage campaign, tracked as Gangnam Industrial Style, that targeted industrial, engineering, and manufacturing organizations, most of them in South Korea (60%).
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The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is having a profound effect on how manufacturing organizations share information. The explosion in connected industrial equipment means that companies have to think about how they archive sensor-based information coming from these devices, how they securely move this sensor data from one location to another, and how they derive … The post Welcome to the era of the industrial cloud appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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Worldwide demand for energy is growing faster than ever, leading to rapid changes in the energy industry and in the wider world beyond. PwC says the sector faces a “big change… [that] may … The post Driving innovation in the energy industry appeared first on OpenText Blogs. Industries UtilitiesDeloitte predicts companies in the oil and gas sector in 2020 will be “walking the tightrope,” and need to keep vigilant for both risks and opportunities.
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Critical Infrastructure Government Hacks Vulnerabilities advisory alert CISA critical security vulnerability CVE-2020-7491 Cyberattacks factories foreign adversaries ICS-CERT Industrial Control Systems NSA oil and gas refineries power plants Schneider triconex warning
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Trend Micro Says It Moved Cranes Using RF Software Flaws Radio controllers used in the construction, mining and shipping industries are dangerously vulnerable to hackers, Trend Micro says in a new report. To address the issue, manufacturers need to move away from proprietary communication protocols and embrace secure standards, such as Bluetooth Low Energy
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Critical Infrastructure Cryptography Malware Web Security ICS industrial targets Mimikatz Spear Phishing steganography suppliers targeted attacksOngoing spear-phishing attacks aim at stolen Windows credentials for ICS suppliers worldwide.
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A previously unknown threat actor, tracked as MontysThree , composed of Russian speaking members targets Russian industrial organizations. “In summer 2020 we uncovered a previously unknown multi-module C++ toolset used in highly targeted industrial espionage attacks dating back to 2018.
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