Petya ransomware spreads by exploiting the EternalBlue vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, the same flaw used by WannaCry weeks earlier. ICS cybersecurity experts, including Dr. Ulrich Lang of ObjectSecurity, Edgard Capdevielle of Nozomi Networks, and Bryan Singer…
Securing Industrial IoT (IIoT) is harder than securing traditional IT systems because IIoT devices, which include Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Operational Technology (OT), building automation, sensors, and embedded systems, follow no single security standard. They often…
CrashOverride, also called Industroyer, is an extensible Industrial Control Systems attack platform that ESET and Dragos reported was used against critical infrastructure in Ukraine. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) worked with partners to…
Recently there was a global ransomware cyberattack as never seen before. This single attack affected more than 200 000 computers and wreaked havoc on financial institutions, healthcare organizations and transportation to name just a few. This…
Firewalls are not a sufficient security solution for protecting water and wastewater facility SCADA systems from cyberattacks, according to Lior Frenkel, CEO of Waterfall Security Solutions. The primary sources of cyber risk are wide-area networks (WANs)…
A research from the Ponemon Institute finds digitalization in U.S. Oil and Gas operations is seriously outpacing cybersecurity measures and that’s creating an undeniable risk to operational security. In “The State of Cybersecurity in the Oil &…