According to a rather “clickbait”-suspicious title of a reference in the July 27 topICS, cyber-attackers could even use OTs as weapons (!) against humans by 2025. Given the evolution of cyber-attacks, it would be hard to argue that this threat is without foundation. Even the legendary Stuxnet attack of 2009-10, if one thinks about it, …
26 July Increasing exposure of critical infrastructure to ransomware: Too Big to Fail: Recent Cybersecurity Incidents Highlight Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities – Сox & Palmer (coxandpalmerlaw.com) 28 July The White House has announced additional measures to strengthen US cyber defences for critical infrastructure: FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Further Actions to Protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure | The …
26 July The Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority is launching a draft Hungarian Electricity Supply Risk Preparedness Plan for industry consultation: Magyar Energetikai és Közmű-szabályozási Hivatal (mekh.hu) 27 July President Biden: “If U.S. has ‘real shooting war’ it could be result of cyber attacks”: Biden: If U.S. has ‘real shooting war’ it could …
21 July Gartner predicts that by 2025, cyber-attackers could be using OTs as weapons (!) against people: Gartner Predicts By 2025 Cyber Attackers Will Have Weaponized Operational Technology Environments to Successfully Harm or Kill Humans 23 July The US House of Representatives has taken concrete measures to strengthen the cybersecurity of ICSs: DHS industrial control …
The latest guest post from the ICS Cyber Security blog on the SeConSys blog: Ransomware-támadások amerikai közműcégek ellen – ICS Cyber Security blog Translated by DeepL
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. ET: Defending the U.S. Electric Grid Against Cyber Threats | House Committee on Oversight and Reform
19 July A post on the legal aspects of managing industrial cyber risks: 5 Steps For Legal Teams To Mitigate Industrial Cyber Risk – Law360 20 July CISA has issued an alert over an older Chinese spearphishing activity targeting US oil and gas pipeline companies: Chinese Gas Pipeline Intrusion Campaign, 2011 to 2013 | CISA 21 …
In the US, the Executive Order (EO) issued on 1 May 2020 focused cybersecurity on the highest-voltage parts of the electricity system, the so-called transmission grid, which forms the backbone of the system. Although the EO, which came at the end of the Trump presidency, has had a mixed fate (delayed, then ultimately not issued, …
13 July A reminder of the dangers of hardware-based attacks: Cyberattack tools are like guided missiles – expert | CyberNews 19 JulyCISA and FBI joint alert on Chinese APT40 TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures): Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Indicted APT40 Actors Associated with China’s MSS Hainan State Security Department | CISA 20 July CISA …
15 July Allocate $10 million for information leading to the identification or tracing of individuals acting under the direction or control of a foreign government engaged in cyber activities against a critical U.S. infrastructure: US to reward informants of foreign malicious cyber activity against critical infrastructure – Industrial Cyber 15 July Because of “safe money”, there is …
