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« Back to NewsThe US Power Generation System Is Under Siege
by Tim Heath on 2017-08-14 11:35AM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
A remote substation working through a control system not connected via the Internet has less security than a power plant & is often an entry point.
Russia Suspected As Hackers Breach Power Plant Systems
by Neil Telford on 2017-07-18 05:37PM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
Hackers working for a foreign government have breached at least a dozen US power plants, searching for vulnerabilities in the electrical grid.
Hackers Attempt To Penetrate US Nuclear Plants
by Tim Heath on 2017-07-13 11:53AM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
The US government is warning industrial firms about hacking activity targeting the nuclear and energy sectors.
UK Cyber Chief: Company Directors Are Devolving Responsibility For Hacks
by Neil Telford on 2017-06-06 10:01AM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-Transport & Travel, BUSINESS-Services-Law, BUSINESS-Services-IT & Telecoms, BUSINESS-Services-Health & Welfare, BUSINESS-Services-Financial, BUSINESS-Services-Consulting, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Manufacturing, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
GCHQ says directors must take charge of cybersecurity, warning that they are “devolving responsibility” for protecting businesses from hackers.
Systemic Cyber Attacks Most Likely In Finance & Energy Industries
by Neil Telford on 2017-05-15 10:18PM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-Financial, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
Experts at insurance giant AIG have identified the industry sectors at highest risk to systemic threats.
Darktrace Forms Cybersecurity Partnership With Siemens
by Tim Heath on 2017-05-15 08:52AM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-IT & Telecoms, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
A new strategic partnership to bring cutting-edge cyber defense for operational technology to electric utilities and the oil & gas industry.
Ageing Energy Systems Hold Huge Potential For Cyber Attack
by Tim Heath on 2017-04-18 02:00PM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
The systems that run the US electricity grid, gas pipelines & other critical infrastructure have 25 years’ worth of vulnerabilities that need fixing.
Malware Targeting Energy Companies
by Tim Heath on 2016-07-19 12:01PM in TECHNOLOGY-Hackers, NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
Security researchers have discovered a new malware threat that goes to great lengths to remain undetected while targeting energy companies.
Infrastructure Security in the Age of Ransomware
by Tim Heath on 2016-07-12 01:43PM in NEWS-News Analysis, GOVERNMENT-Police, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-IT & Telecoms, BUSINESS-Production-Utilities, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
Critical infrastructure including electric and water utilities are being temporarily shut down as ransomware plagues corporate systems.
Air Gapping Critical Process Control Networks
by Tim Heath on 2016-07-12 01:39PM in NEWS-News Analysis, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Services-IT & Telecoms, BUSINESS-Production-Energy
Oil giant Chevron has chosen to air gap critical systems to disconnect them from the Internet as much as possible.
