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Ransomware attack leaves Johannesburg residents without electricity
A ransomware attack aimed at City Power, the electricity provider for Johannesburg (aka Joburg), South Africa, has resulted in some residents temporarily without power. While …
The need for scalable OT security
As manufacturers and other industrial network owners are becoming more security conscious, they are coming up against security performance issues. Operational Technology (OT) …
Certificate-related outages impact the reputation of financial services organizations
Financial services organizations are more likely to have digital certificate-related outages than other industries, a Venafi study reveals. Over 100 CIOs in the financial …
Cybersecurity should not be an afterthought within industrial environments
The basics of cyber security are still not being practized regularly and new cyber security risks are emerging as more and more untested technologies are integrated within the …
Experts weigh in on salient issues around emerging threats and security tech
RSA Conference unveiled expert insights into salient issues around emerging threats and security technologies. Based on industry observations and interactions with partners …
Over reliance on public cloud vendor security puts data and companies at risk of breach
As global organizations increasingly move critical applications, regulated customer data and development work into public cloud environments, 36 percent say the number one …
Countering industrial cyberthreats with secure, standards-based, licensed wireless networks
Over the past few years, cyber threats aimed at a number of critical infrastructure targets have drawn our attention to the security of mission critical networks. These …
Industrial cybersecurity strategies need a radical rethink and should be built from the ground up
The paradigm shift brought forth by Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is significantly enhancing the digital and connectivity capabilities of …
Researchers develop new tool for safety-critical software testing
We entrust our lives to software every time we step aboard a high-tech aircraft or modern car. A long-term research effort guided by two researchers at the National Institute …
TRITON attackers detected at another critical infrastructure facility
The attackers who were first spotted wielding the custom TRITON framework have targeted another critical infrastructure facility, FireEye researchers have revealed on …
Exploitation of vulnerabilities in Moxa industrial switches could disrupt communication between ICS components
Positive Technologies experts Ivan Boyko, Vyacheslav Moskvin, and Sergey Fedonin have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Moxa industrial switches in the EDS-405A, …
Ongoing global cyber espionage campaign broader than previously known
A detailed analysis of code and data from a command-and-control server responsible for the management of the operations, tools and tradecraft behind the Operation Sharpshooter …
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