Security News

Siemens Teams With Chronicle on Cybersecurity Solutions for Energy Industry
2019-05-23 18:19

Siemens and Alphabet-owned cybersecurity firm Chronicle this week announced a partnership whose goal is to provide industrial monitoring and detection solutions for the energy sector. read more

NIST Working on Industrial IoT Security Guide for Energy Companies
2019-05-07 17:16

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), this week announced that it’s working on a project whose goal is to...

Cyber espionage and sabotage attacks pose an increasing threat to the energy industry
2019-04-17 05:00

Malicious actors are targeting critical infrastructure (CNI) sites and energy distribution facilities exponentially. Interconnected systems in the energy industry increase vulnerabilities, and...

Rockwell Automation industrial energy meter vulnerable to public exploits
2019-02-20 11:02

A low-skilled, remote attacker could use publicly available exploits to gain access to and mess with a power monitor by Rockwell Automation that is used by energy companies worldwide, ICS-CERT...

U.S. Energy Firm Fined $10 Million for Security Failures
2019-02-04 10:02

A US energy company, identified by some media reports as Duke Energy, received a $10 million fine from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) for nearly 130 violations of the...

Shamoon 3 Targets Energy Sector in Middle East
2018-12-14 09:17

Italian oil and gas services company Saipem has confirmed that its systems were hit recently by a new variant of the notorious Shamoon malware. Shamoon may have also been used in attacks aimed at...

It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you hackers are targeting 'nuclear, defense, energy, financial' biz
2018-12-12 21:37

Sharpshooter takes aim at critical infrastructure Hackers are targetting critical infrastructure providers, including nuclear power and defense agencies, in what may be a state-sponsored attack...

Cyberattacks Against Energy Sector Are Higher Than Average: Report
2018-11-01 17:42

Even if OT Systems Are Not Compromised, Cyberattacks Against IT Networks of Energy Suppliers Are Common read more

Utilities, Energy Sector Attacked Mainly Via IT, Not ICS
2018-11-01 16:37

Stealing administrative credentials to carry out months-long spy campaigns is a top threat.

Cyberattacks increasingly targeting enterprise IT networks in energy and utilities industry
2018-11-01 14:43

Increased attacks prove the importance of detecting threat behaviors early and monitoring network traffic, stopping cybercriminals in their tracks.