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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

Leverage data analysis: Data analytics and IoT technologies are revolutionizing the oil and gas sector, enabling better monitoring and threat detection. Artificial intelligence (AI) in threat detection : AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data to detect and respond to threats faster than traditional methods.

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Exploits and TrickBot disrupt manufacturing operations

Malwarebytes

September 2021 saw a huge spike of exploit detections against the manufacturing industry, with a distributed spread between California, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. This is combined with heavy detections of unseen malware, identified through our AI engine, spiking in May as well as September 2021.

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GUEST ESSAY: The many ways your supply chain is exposing your company to a cyber attack

The Last Watchdog

Supply chains have vulnerabilities at touchpoints with manufacturers, suppliers, and other service providers.”. This complexity can be compounded by the effects of world events like COVID-19 or a war, resulting in manufacturing slowdowns and lockdowns. Threat detection. Traceability and accountability.

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Threat Landscape Report: Uncovering Critical Cyber Threats to Manufacturing Sector

Digital Shadows

Key Findings During the reporting period (August 1, 2024January 31, 2025), the manufacturing sector faced a turbulent threat landscape: Attackers ramped up their abuse of remote external services software, used impersonating domains for targeted spearphishing attacks, and continued to target the sector with ransomware.

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Q&A: Cybersecurity in ‘The Intelligent Era’

IT Security Guru

Until the last ten years or so, we would largely categorise robots as reactive with mostly industrial applications in areas like manufacturing or warehousing. Therefore, the cybersecurity community must upskill in network security, threat detection, post-quantum ready encryption, and uncovering vulnerabilities to minimise zero-day scenarios.

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Quantum Computing's Impact on Cybersecurity and the Road Ahead

SecureWorld News

Quantum-powered cybersecurity solutions also present significant opportunities, specifically when looking at threat detection and intrusion response. By implementing quantum-resistant cryptography (QRC), manufacturers and fleet operators can ensure that critical vehicle communications remain secure even in a post-quantum world.

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Microsoft spotted multiple malspam campaigns using malware-laced ISO and IMG files

Security Affairs

Microsoft warns of threat actors targeting organizations with malware-laced ISO and IMG files aimed at delivering a remote access trojan. Microsoft advanced machine learning threat detection models detected multiple malspam campaigns distributing malware-laced ISO. ” states Microsoft in a tweet.