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Despite Russia warnings, Western critical infrastructure remains unprepared
2024-09-18 09:15

'Lives will be lost' as Moscow ramps up offensive cyber military units Feature As Russian special forces push more overtly into online operations, network defenders should be on the hunt for...

80% of Critical National Infrastructure Companies Experienced an Email Security Breach in Last Year
2024-09-17 18:04

The scale of the potential disruption from a successful attack on CNI is all too tempting for cyber attackers.

How to make Infrastructure as Code secure by default
2024-09-13 04:45

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a widely adopted practice in modern DevOps, automating the management and provisioning of technology infrastructure through machine-readable definition...

Top priorities for federal cybersecurity: Infrastructure, zero trust, and AI-driven defense
2024-09-12 04:00

In this Help Net Security, Erica Banks, VP and a leader in Booz Allen’s civilian services business, discusses the Federal Cybersecurity Strategy’s role in safeguarding national assets. Banks...

Russian military hackers linked to critical infrastructure attacks
2024-09-05 17:59

The United States and its allies have linked a group of Russian military intelligence hackers (tracked as Cadet Blizzard and Ember Bear) to Unit 29155 of Russia's Main Directorate of the General...

SANS Institute Unveils Critical Infrastructure Strategy Guide for 2024: A Call to Action for Securing ICS/OT Environments
2024-08-30 06:19

A comprehensive guide authored by Dean Parsons emphasizes the growing need for specialized ICS security measures in the face of rising cyber threats. With a staggering 50% increase in ransomware...

Food security: Accelerating national protections around critical infrastructure
2024-08-21 03:30

In this Help Net Security video, Mike Lexa, CISO and Global VP of IT Infrastructure and Operations at CNH, discusses how the federal government is taking food security more seriously and what steps must be taken to prioritize security measures. What might happen if our food systems were disrupted?

SOCI Act 2024: Thales Report Reveals Critical Infrastructure Breaches in Australia
2024-08-19 21:20

The Critical Infrastructure Edition of the 2024 Data Threat Report, by technology organisation Thales, found that ransomware incidents at critical infrastructure organisations are on the rise globally - even as these organisations explore the applications and data risks of AI. In a conversation with TechRepublic, Thales' ANZ Director of Data Security Erick Reyes said ransomware attackers are most likely to target critical infrastructure organisations that hold critical data. Critical infrastructure organisations juggling ransomware and AI. Thales' report found that 42% of critical infrastructure organisations in all global markets surveyed were breached at some point in the past - 7% lower than all industries.

Researchers Uncover New Infrastructure Tied to FIN7 Cybercrime Group
2024-08-19 05:43

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new infrastructure linked to a financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7. The two clusters of potential FIN7 activity "indicate communications...

DigiCert to delay cert revocations for critical infrastructure
2024-07-31 20:18

DigiCert urges critical infrastructure operators to request a delay if they cannot reissue their certificates, as required by an ongoing certificate mass-revocation process announced on Tuesday. [...]