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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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Monitoring the dark web to identify threats to energy sector organizations

Security Affairs

Searchlight Cyber researchers warn of threat actors that are offering on the dark web access to energy sector organizations. Dark web intelligence firm Searchlight Cyber published a report that analyzes how threat actors in the dark web prepare their malicious operations against energy organizations.

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Iranian Hackers Target U.S. Water Facility

SecureWorld News

The utility's general manager, Robert J. The attack has been linked to CyberAv3ngers, an Iranian-backed group known for its focus on targeting Israeli water and energy sites. Disconnect the PLC from the open internet. If possible, utilize a TCP port that is different than the default port TCP 20256.

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China-linked APT Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day in Versa Director

Security Affairs

Versa Director is a centralized management and orchestration platform used primarily by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to manage and monitor Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs). victims and one non-U.S. ” reads the report published by Black Lotus Labs.

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Microsoft Targets Critical Outlook Zero-Day Flaw

eSecurity Planet

Block TCP 445/SMB outbound from your network by using a perimeter firewall, a local firewall, and via your VPN settings. The first, CVE-2023-23415 , is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) with a CVSS score of 9.8.

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Threats to ICS and industrial enterprises in 2022

SecureList

Energy, transport and utilities — in an attempt to gain a foothold in the critical infrastructure of a “potential adversary” just in case, and to use it to develop other attacks (see examples above). Known vulnerabilities in internet-facing hardware are also sure to remain a popular penetration vector.

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Forescout Platform: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Hybrid, or mixed local/cloud networks require virtual private network (VPN) infrastructure between environments. Virtual Appliances are licensed based on the number of devices managed in five sizes: extra small (up to 100), small (up to 1,000), medium (up to 5,000), large (up to 10,000), and extra large (up to 20,000).

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