News January 4, 2023

New federal cybersecurity requirements for railway operators

2 min read - Recently, the U.S. government has focused on increasing cybersecurity in industries that are vital to the country. After the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down a critical fuel pipeline, which led to significant gas shortages, officials realized the importance of…

News June 11, 2021

What’s Behind Rising Ransomware Costs?

3 min read - On June 9, 2021, the U.S. division of a global meat company paid $11 million to the attackers who targeted its facilities with ransomware. An executive at that division confirmed the payment to the Wall Street Journal and said it…

Incident Response April 27, 2021

Cybersecurity on the Move: Preventing Attacks on Shipping and Logistics

7 min read - Something was very wrong at Forward Air on December 15, 2020. The company’s website was completely down. No one answered the customer service lines. Customers were waiting — and waiting — and waiting — for scheduled arrivals. And with all…

Threat Intelligence March 31, 2021

Threat actors’ most targeted industries in 2020: Finance, manufacturing and energy

7 min read - IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index uses data derived from across our teams and managed customers to gather insights about the topmost targeted industries every year, helping organizations manage risk and resource investment in their security programs. When it…

Intelligence & Analytics April 30, 2020

Gain Visibility Into Operational Technology (OT) Environments With a Combined SOC

3 min read - Organizations can attain visibility into their operational technology (OT) environments by building out a combined OT/IT security operations center.

Intelligence & Analytics March 2, 2020

Leverage ATT&CK for ICS to Secure Industrial Control Systems

3 min read - The core of MITRE ATT&CK for ICS provides an overview of the TTPs associated with threat actors that have carried out attacks against ICS systems.

February 6, 2020

EKANS Ransomware Capable of Stopping ICS-Related Processes

2 min read - Security researchers have observed that EKANS ransomware has the ability to stop processes related to an organization's industrial control systems (ICS).

CISO January 14, 2020

9 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Stress Is an Industry Epidemic

5 min read - Learn why a security career may carry above-average risks of occupational stress, and how CISOs should respond before cybersecurity stress threatens employee well-being or enterprise security risks.

Advanced Threats December 4, 2019

New Destructive Wiper ZeroCleare Targets Energy Sector in the Middle East

8 min read - According to IBM X-Force research, the ZeroCleare wiper was used to execute a destructive attack that affected organizations in the energy and industrial sectors in the Middle East.

Data Protection November 8, 2019

10 Myths and Misconceptions About Industrial Espionage

4 min read - Industrial espionage is real, it's common, and it can be very costly for your organization. Don't fall for the myths around this serious issue. Start preparing for the threat today.