Security News

Alert: Energy Sector Hacking Campaign Continues
2017-10-23 12:33

Attackers Pivot Into Targeted Networks via Suppliers, DHS-FBI Alert WarnsThe U.S. government has issued a rare technical alert, warning that attackers are continuing to compromise organizations...

Energy Regulator Acts to Improve Power Grid Security
2017-10-20 18:19

With growing concern over nation-state cyber attacks comes an increasing need to secure the critical infrastructure. In the Quadrennial Energy Review published in January 2017, the U.S. Energy...

Iranian Hackers Target Aerospace, Energy Companies
2017-09-20 15:27

A cyber espionage group linked by security researchers to the Iranian government has been observed targeting aerospace and energy organizations in the United States, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. read more

U.S. Energy Department Invests $20 Million in Cybersecurity
2017-09-13 10:12

The United States Department of Energy announced on Tuesday its intention to invest up to $50 million in the research and development of tools and technologies that would make the country’s energy...

DOE invests $50 million to improve critical energy infrastructure security
2017-09-12 21:21

Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing awards of up to $50 million to DOE’s National Laboratories to support early stage research and development of next-generation tools and...

Russia-Linked Hackers Could Sabotage US Energy Systems (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 13:18

Symantec Says the Dragonfly Group Is Upping Its OperationsHackers that U.S. officials believe are linked to Russia have upped their activity against energy providers in the U.S., Turkey and...

Injection Attacks Common in Energy and Utilities Sector: IBM (Security Week)
2017-09-06 16:09

The energy and utilities sector has seen an increasing number of cybersecurity incidents and attacks, according to a new IBM X-Force report published on Wednesday. read more

Hackers Target Control Systems in U.S. Energy Firms: Symantec (Security Week)
2017-09-06 13:31

A group of cyberspies believed to be operating out of Russia has been observed targeting energy facilities in the United States and other countries, and the attackers appear to be increasingly...

Energy Management Systems Expose Devices to Attacks (Security Week)
2017-08-21 10:42

Researchers have demonstrated a new class of fault attacks possible due to the poor security design of energy management systems present in most modern computing devices. read more

Energy, Nuclear Targeted with Template Injection Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-07-10 18:34

Adversaries are using the SMB communications channel to launch template injection attacks against the energy sector, including nuclear facilities.