Security News

Myth vs. Reality: Critical infrastructure hacks
2018-04-17 12:23

To disrupt elections hackers are likely to target critical infrastructure like transportation, energy, and communication systems, says CloudPassage CTO Carson Sweet.

How hackers infiltrate critical infrastructure
2018-04-16 18:14

Best practices for government agencies and enterprise workers to secure critical infrastructure.

Critical Infrastructure Threat Is Much Worse Than We Thought
2018-04-10 12:27

Adversaries Most Likely Want to Acquire a “Red Button” Capability That Can be Used to Shut Down the Power Grid read more

Cisco switch flaw led to attacks on critical infrastructure in several countries
2018-04-06 13:26

The attack targets the Cisco Smart Install Client, and as many as 168,000 systems could be vulnerable.

Unprotected Switches Expose Critical Infrastructure to Attacks: Cisco
2018-04-05 16:37

Cisco has advised organizations to ensure that their switches cannot be hacked via the Smart Install protocol. The networking giant has identified hundreds of thousands of exposed devices and...

How critical infrastructure operators rate their security controls
2018-04-05 11:30

Indegy revealed that nearly 60 percent of executives at critical infrastructure operators polled in a recent survey said they lack appropriate controls to protect their environments from security...

Are legacy technologies a threat to EU’s telecom infrastructure?
2018-04-03 12:00

Telecommunications is a key infrastructure based on how our society works. It constitutes the main instrument that allows our democracy and our EU core values such as freedom, equality, rule of...

Creaking protocols are threat to EU's telecom infrastructure security
2018-04-01 00:00

Y'all better bake in safeguards before 5G rollout, says ENISA Legacy technologies pose a threat to the European Union's telecommunications infrastructure, a study by cybersecurity agency ENISA warns.…

Cisco mess from 2017 becomes tool for state-sponsored infrastructure attacks and defacements
2018-04-01 00:00

Sigh. 160,000 un-patched boxen await p0wnage Cisco's Smart Install software has become the vector for a series of infrastructure attacks and politically-motivated defacements.…

AI deployments to drive investments in storage, networking, and cloud infrastructure
2018-03-21 12:30

The race for making perfect hardware to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) applications is heating up and many companies are jumping in with their products and solutions. According to a new...