operational technology

Dragos: Industrial Cyber Security Basics Can Help Protect APAC OT Operators

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Dragos: Industrial Cyber Security Basics Can Help Protect APAC OT Operators

Industrial cyber security in APAC is still lagging behind enterprises, but having some basic hygiene and a plan in place is “light years” better than nothing, according to director of incident response at operational technology cyber security firm Dragos Lesley Carhart. Carhart recommends industrial technology operators large or small in APAC realise they could all be targets, including from state actors looking to steal information or position themselves for a future geopolitical event, and to…

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U.K. and U.S. Warn of Pro-Russia Hacktivist Attacks on Operational Technology Systems

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U.K. and U.S. Warn of Pro-Russia Hacktivist Attacks on Operational Technology Systems

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and other international cyber authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have warned about pro-Russia hacktivist attacks targeting providers of operational technology. OT is hardware and software that interacts with the physical environment and includes smart water metres, automated irrigation systems, dam monitoring systems, smart grids and IoT sensors for precision agriculture. In the alert published on May 1, the cyber authorities provide advice to OT providers…

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Sandworm, a Russian Threat Actor, Disrupted Power in Ukraine Via Cyberattack

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Sandworm, a Russian Threat Actor, Disrupted Power in Ukraine Via Cyberattack

Any company that is strategic could be targeted for the same kind of actions as this cyberattack. Follow these tips to mitigate your company’s risk to this cybersecurity threat. Mandiant, a cybersecurity company owned by Google, has revealed the details of a 2022 cyberattack run by Russian threat actor Sandworm. The threat actor compromised a Ukrainian critical infrastructure organization to manipulate its operational technology environment, resulting in a power outage that coincided with mass missile…

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