FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials are in Arkansas City, Kansas, to investigate a cyberattack at the city's water treatment facility. "There has been no disruption to service. Out of caution, the Water Treatment Facility has switched to manual operations," said the city manager.
A severe vulnerability in Rockwell Automation software used to configure programmable logic controllers could allow attackers to remotely execute malicious code. The vulnerability is rated 8.8 on the CVSS v4 scale. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advised immediate patching.
A Chinese state-sponsored botnet called Raptor Train has infected more than 260,000 IoT and office network devices to target critical infrastructure globally. The hackers used zero-days and known vulnerabilities to compromise more than 20 different types of devices to expand their botnet.
Welcome to Information Security Media Group's Black Hat and DEF CON 2024 Compendium featuring latest insights from the industry's top cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers, as well as perspectives from CEOs, CISOs and government officials on the latest trends in cybersecurity and AI.
Piotr Ciepiela, EMEIA cybersecurity leader at EY, discusses the challenges of securing OT systems and contrasts them with IT SOC environments. He emphasizes the need for specialized tools, dedicated personnel and strong collaboration with engineering teams to manage OT SOC operations.
As concerns grow about China's cyberthreat to U.S. critical infrastructure, Scythe founder and CEO Bryson Bort suggests the actual risk may not be as severe as feared. He explains the factors that might limit China's cyber activities and the real strategic vulnerabilities that could be targeted.
Cyber threats against the U.S. water sector are growing but the main federal regulatory agency that oversees it may be stymied by a lack of cooperation from sector operators, concludes a Government Accountability Office report. Attacks against the water sector have mounted steadily.
Hackers used novel malware to knock out the heating system for 600 apartment buildings during the winter in Ukraine, in a development that poses a wider threat for critical infrastructure. Cybersecurity researchers at Dragos on Tuesday dubbed the new malware "FrostyGoop."
David Ortiz, Global CISO of Church & Dwight, stresses the importance of comprehensive preparedness, including cybersecurity, disaster recovery, business continuity and crisis management, to build resiliency in OT manufacturing security practices.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed Monday that hackers attacked one of its critical tools housing private sector chemical security plans earlier this year after gaining access by exploiting vulnerabilities found in Ivanti products used by the cyber defense agency.
Critical infrastructure sectors face many potentially disruptive threats such as supply chain vulnerabilities and the growing dependency on space-based systems. But the top cyberthreats facing the U.S. are the People's Republic of China and emerging risks associated with AI and quantum computing.
From malware analyst and ethical hacker to CISO of AboitizPower, Alexander Antukh's cybersecurity journey has shaped his leadership style. He discusses strategies for addressing cybersecurity threats in critical infrastructure and ensuring secure remote access.
It's not just the critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities; it's the speed at which adversaries are attacking them. This is one of the key findings of Fortinet's new FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report. Fortinet's Derek Manky shares takeaways and analysis.
Censys CEO Brad Brooks discussed the alarming reality of heightened cyberthreats and how organizations are reassessing their cybersecurity needs when shopping for cyber insurance, seeking solutions that align with their evolving security strategies.
U.S. and international cyber authorities issued a warning Wednesday that pro-Russian hacktivists are increasingly targeting small-scale operational technology systems throughout North America and Europe that have been left vulnerable to attacks due to internet-exposed industrial control systems.
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