SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The utility industry is undergoing changes that were unimaginable just a few decades ago. But it also includes smart devices that monitor every aspect of today's utilities. But what does 5G mean for utility IoT? Whether it's faster internet, cleaner energy, or world peace, you will see this character's name.

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IoT Energy and Utilities Internet Internet 109

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. and 7 p.m., and 7 p.m.,

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most at risk due to their financial resources. Department of Defense, to global tech giants, to utilities, banks and other vital services.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges. A recent U.S.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The State of Cybersecurity in Canada 2025 report, published by the Canadian Cybersecurity Network (CCN) and the Security Architecture Podcast , delivers an in-depth analysis of the evolving threat landscape, emerging risks, and strategic recommendations for Canadian organizations. Key findings: the cyber threat landscape in 2025 1.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For years, potential creditors have judged the relative risk of extending credit to consumers based in part on the applicant’s credit score — the most widely used being the score developed by FICO , previously known as Fair Isaac Corporation. Data accidentally released by FICO about the Cyber Risk Score for ExxonMobil.

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Cyber Risk Energy and Utilities Risk Marketing 241

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

According to experts from Digital Watchdog RDI, solar panels are now vulnerable to cyber attacks, with hackers targeting the vulnerabilities in the inverters that store energy for powering smartphones, laptops, and small electrical gadgets. Between 2015 and 2021, approximately 16.3

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Cyber Attacks Energy and Utilities Risk Manufacturing 103

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT.

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IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Healthcare 122

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Padraic O’Reilly, co-founder of cyber risk firm CyberSaint, shared insights with SC Media, having worked directly with water systems, electric providers, energy companies and other utilities to assess cyber risk and prevent cyberattacks. Understanding your risk is something that you have to do.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to a forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric car sales are expected to reach an all-time high in 2022. That is a dramatic shift in the energy system, and the most fundamental transformation in road transportation since the advent of the automobile. million EVs in the United States utilizes less than 0.5

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Division D: Energy: Title 1: Subtitle B: Cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“InfraGard connects critical infrastructure owners, operators, and stakeholders with the FBI to provide education, networking, and information-sharing on security threats and risks,” the FBI’s InfraGard fact sheet reads.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Cybercrime Accountability 363

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

"The attack on Colonial Pipeline was an eye-opener—not so much because of the risks about ransomware, but because of the threat landscape moving dangerously close to the critical infrastructure that underpins societies," says Gartner Vice President, Analyst Katell Thielemann. "On To read this article in full, please click here

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Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Risk 130

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Most of our current online privacy protocols utilize cryptography to maintain privacy and data integrity. Quantum computing focuses on developing computer technology based on principles that describe how particles and energy react at the atomic and subatomic levels. What are the security risks? What is quantum computing?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In visiting our customers over the past 18 months, I’ve seen a newfound energy for closely examining and more effectively managing PKI infrastructure, both internally and externally,” he says. Companies are moving to update decades old PKI systems because they realize how pivotal this is to digital trust and everything they do.”

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Energy and Utilities IoT Manufacturing Healthcare 289

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Real-Life Examples of Spear-Phishing Attacks in the Energy Production Sector. The threat of spear-phishing for energy companies is, unfortunately, not a theoretical one. Downloading them infected a user’s system with a type of trojan spyware not previously seen in other utilities industry cyberattacks. Not a New Concern.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2022

As highlighted in the recent COP26 conference, human activity is causing unprecedented and potentially irreversible change to our environment, which is being driven by our production of harmful emissions and excessive energy consumption. But smart meters aren’t just saving energy in the homes of consumers.

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Energy and Utilities Technology Small Business Wireless 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

From taking a shower, to brewing your coffee, and watching the news, your morning routine is fueled by the energy sector. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society. The Rising Threat.

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SC Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

demonstrating the unique cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities associated with geographically distributed networks. This provides attackers opportunities to sneak through cyber defenses as we saw in the water utility attack in Oldsmar, Florida earlier this year.”. Santiago/Getty Images). Fortress Information Security.

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Risk Energy and Utilities Backups Ransomware 105

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

. “The ferocity of cyber criminals to take advantage of COVID-19 uncertainties by preying on small businesses is disturbing,” said Andrew LaMarca , who leads the global high-risk and fraud team at Dun & Bradstreet. For the past several months, Milwaukee, Wisc. ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

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Identity Theft Small Business Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics 363

Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2021

Michael DeLoach, Solution Consultant at Iceberg Networks and Mitch Blackburn, Global Head of Energy & Utilities Industry Solutions at ServiceNow discuss how organizations within the energy industry can balance the workload associated with audit and compliance exercises.

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Energy and Utilities Cyber Risk Risk Government 93

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The incident has raised concerns within the energy sector, as Halliburton plays a crucial role in global oilfield operations, and any disruption to its networks could have far-reaching implications. The potential cyberattack on Halliburton underscores the growing threat to critical infrastructure and companies within the energy sector.

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Cyber Attacks Energy and Utilities Risk Technology 120

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Issued a few days after the killing, the report assesses cyber risks of North American electrical utilities, identifying 11 hacking groups that target energy sector companies. The Drago report lends color to this looming threat, a threat that was in place when a U.S. drone fired on Gen. Soleimani’s carcade.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

2️ Cyber Attacks Against Energy (Oil & Gas) and Nuclear Sectors Critical infrastructure across all domains continues to remain a focal point for cyber-attacks, orchestrated by both cybercriminal elements and nation-state actors.

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Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks 136

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

The Italian energy sector appears to be under attack, over the weekend, Italy’s energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA was hit by a cyber attack. Ransomware is a type of malware that locks computers and blocks access to files in lieu of a payment. It’s not clear who was responsible for the breach.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Cyber Attacks Hacking 106

Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

When you acquire or provide professional services, how do you address the associated information risks? Through assignments, jobs, projects or tasks, professional services clients and providers exchange, generate and utilize information. Withheld or unavailable for some reason (e.g. but how many actually do that in practice?

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Risk Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Telecommunications 72

Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

Cybersecurity concerns relating to the protection of data are having a significant impact on the modernization (or lack thereof) of critical and public utility infrastructure, with many utility companies failing to adopt new tools and technology available to them.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2021

Michael DeLoach, Solution Consultant at Iceberg Networks and Mitch Blackburn, Global Head of Energy & Utilities Industry Solutions at ServiceNow sat down to answer some more of the questions that they are hearing within the energy industry about how organizations should respond to new and changing regulations.

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Energy and Utilities Cyber Risk Risk Government 84

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Commercialization acceleration: Microsoft has been selected as one of two companies in DARPA's US2QC (Utility-Scale Quantum Computing) program, aiming to fast-track practical quantum systems. Energy & sustainability: Optimizing carbon capture, finding catalysts to break down plastics, and improving battery materials.

Encryption 78

Encryption Energy and Utilities Government Architecture 78

Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange for the tens of millions they contribute to congressional reelection campaigns. We should expect these techniques to get better and their utilization to grow, just as we’ve seen in so many other domains.

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Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Technology Government 337

Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Interest in industrial control systems (ICS) security has shot up in response to cyberattacks on organizations like the city of Oldsmar’s water utility , Honda , Merck , Maersk , and Johannesburg’s electric utility. Manufacturers, energy and water utilities, mines, ports, railways, roadways, and more. Learn more.

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Energy and Utilities Architecture Manufacturing IoT 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 8, 2021

The 2021 ISG Provider Lens Utilities Industry – Services and Solutions report for North America finds lockdowns and social-distancing requirements revealed new vulnerabilities in an industry that traditionally has focused on the risks of weather and natural disasters, the report says.

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Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Marketing Technology 52

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

CISA reassures the public that there is currently no known risk to the municipality's drinking water or water supply. 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. We only serve 15,000 people.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2021

ai DTI awards, focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and digital transformation to advance energy efficiency and lead the way to a lower-carbon, higher-efficiency economy that will ensure energy and climate security. .–( BUSINESS WIRE )–C3.ai ai Digital Transformation Institute ( C3.ai

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Digital transformation Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Artificial Intelligence 52

SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The group under review has a toolkit that includes utilities such as Mimikatz, XenAllPasswordPro, PingCastle, Localtonet, resocks, AnyDesk, PsExec, and others. To maintain access to the system, the attackers used the NSSM and Localtonet utilities. First, they obtained the NTDS.dit dump with the Ntdsutil utility. and Babuk.

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