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Ransomware gangs don’t need control system access to disrupt industrial production
Disrupting IT systems that support industrial environments can be enough to interrupt production, even when ransomware operators do not gain direct access to industrial …
Previously unseen entry vector used to breach Polish energy plant
The December 29 cyberattack on a Polish combined heat and power (CHP) plant was the first observed case of attackers gaining access to an OT network through a private APN, …
US fuel gauge exposure fell by more than half in three months
Every month for the better part of a year, about 4,800 US internet addresses answered a query in the protocol that fuel tank gauges speak. In June the number was 2,354. The …
What stops attackers wrecking industrial plants is knowing how
Engineers at an Israeli food producer spent most of a week rebuilding a refrigeration system after an intruder switched the gas cooler and receiver valves to manual and pinned …
Coordinated cyberattack hits more than 30 Minnesota water utilities
A coordinated cyberattack on July 26 and 27 hit operational technology (OT) systems at more than 30 community water utilities across Minnesota, prompting an immediate response …
Cloudflare reveals what’s behind major internet outages
Storms, earthquakes, and infrastructure failures disrupted internet access throughout the second quarter, while governments deliberately shut networks down, according to …
The energy sector’s OT cybersecurity talent is retiring faster than it can be replaced
A ransomware hit lands a chemical plant in a safe state. Nobody is hurt, the site holds steady, and the operators begin the restart. The systems stay down. Every attempt to …
Marathon Petroleum’s CISO on OT security automation, supply chain risk
In this interview with Help Net Security, Mary Rose Martinez, CISO at Marathon Petroleum, talks about what happens to security when automation reaches deep into refineries, …
Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler refuses to pay $12.3 million ransom after cyberattack
Cybercriminal group Everest is demanding 10 million Swiss francs ($12.3 million) from Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler after breaching a data exchange platform shared …
The air gap is a myth and other OT security truths
Benjamin Bachmann, Director Group Information Security at Bilfinger, speaks with Help Net Security about defending industrial plants. He explains why attackers want to control …
Critical open-source projects get a new security framework
Open source software projects are getting a new framework for handling security vulnerabilities as AI shortens the time between flaw discovery and exploitation. The Linux …
Where IT meets OT and railway cybersecurity gets harder
In this interview with Help Net Security, Jorge Aldegunde, Global Head of Railway Services at DNV, talks through what happens when old operational technology meets newer IT in …
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