Articles tagged as malware

Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: Part 1
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Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: Part 1

In this two-part series, we look into various cybersecurity threats that affected industrial control systems endpoints. We also discuss several insights and recommendations to mitigate such threats. The ever-changing technological landscape has made it possible for the business process on the IT side of an enterprise to be interconnected with the physical process on the […]

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Is Malware hiding in your ICS Network?
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Is Malware hiding in your ICS Network?

Most industrial organizations still consider their ICS networks to be safe from common cyber threats that mainly target IT networks. However, two recent cryptocurrency mining incidents demonstrate that  ICS networks are not “sterile” from unwanted software. Moreover, the fact that these cyber incidents took place at critical infrastructure facilities in Europe and Russia shatters the myth that […]

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An overview of the IoT Security Market Report 2017-2022
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An overview of the IoT Security Market Report 2017-2022

This year was one of the most intense in terms of cybersecurity attacks affecting industrial control systems. For the first time since Stuxnet, a malicious toolset called CrashOverride/Industroyer targeted physical systems. The WannaCry and Petya attacks appear to have changed forever the attitude of industrial enterprises to the problem of protecting essential production systems. IoT […]

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Preventing Malware Attacks with Network Security Monitoring Solutions
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Preventing Malware Attacks with Network Security Monitoring Solutions

Unless you’re sleeping you know that cybersecurity is the single largest threat to your network uptime. “2016 saw a host of new cybersecurity threats and breaches – there are currently 578.7 million malware programs in existence, with four to five new malware threats per second,” according to AV-TEST’s Security Report 2015/16. That number is projected to rise to more […]

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6 Tips to Protect Your Network From Malware Attacks
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6 Tips to Protect Your Network From Malware Attacks

Malware attacks exploiting unprotected businesses can go undetected for months. Discover six ways in which you can future proof your network and protect from malware attacks. “There’s a concerning trend in these supply-chain attacks,” says Craig Williams, the head of Cisco’s Talos team. “Attackers are realizing that if they find these soft targets, companies without […]

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Five cybersecurity experts about CrashOverride malware: main dangers and lessons for IIoT
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Five cybersecurity experts about CrashOverride malware: main dangers and lessons for IIoT

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is aware of public reports from ESET and Dragos outlining a new, highly capable Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) attack platform that was reportedly used in 2016 against critical infrastructure in Ukraine. As reported by ESET and Dragos, the CrashOverride malware is an extensible platform that could be […]

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