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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

To ensure energy security and economic stability, protecting the infrastructure is essential. A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities.

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Cyber Threat warning issued to all internet connected UPS devices

CyberSecurity Insiders

The alert was issued on a joint note by the Department of Energy and FBI and urges all critical facilities to review the security of their power back up solutions to the core. UPS Devices are emergency power backup solutions that offer electric power help in the time of emergency to hospitals, industries, data centers and utilities.

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RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware employed in attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

RedEnergy is a sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware that was employed in attacks targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new Stealer-as-a-Ransomware named RedEnergy used in attacks against energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors.

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Herjavec Group BlackMatter Ransomware Profile

Herjavec Group

Olympus A manufacturer of optics, endoscopy, and reprography products. Citrocasa GmbH A machining manufacturer. Manufacturing Austria. Pramer Baustoffe GmbH A construction material and tool supplier Manufacturing Austria. Recent targets include: . Name Descirption Industry Country. Health Care Equipment Japan.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% When a scenario like that occurs, it’s important to have triage and backup procedures in place to minimize the overall damage a cyber attack can deal to your business.

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ICS and OT threat predictions for 2024

SecureList

However, they can learn to mitigate the impact more effectively (for example, through better securing the most confidential data, and with proper backup and incident response plans). Vehicle manufacturers and service providers sometimes do likewise. Potential victims are unlikely to become immune to attacks any time soon.

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Cloud Storage Environmental Impact

Spinone

Many offices have a “green policy” that aims to reduce their environmental impact in terms of energy usage, use of physical resources such as paper, and pollution and waste. Energy Efficient The primary advantage of the cloud is that it is utterly efficient.