News August 23, 2023

Securing critical infrastructure with the carrot and stick

4 min read - It wasn’t long ago that cybersecurity was a fringe topic of interest. Now, headline-making breaches impact large numbers of everyday citizens. Entire cities find themselves under cyberattack. In a short time, cyber has taken an important place in the national…

Risk Management July 10, 2023

CSC report: Space systems should be critical infrastructure

4 min read - In 2013, Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21 established 16 critical infrastructure sectors responsible for providing essential services that underpin American society. These services are not only vital to the country’s safety and prosperity but are inherently tied to public confidence.…

News June 26, 2023

High-impact attacks on critical infrastructure climb 140%

4 min read - Prior to the pandemic, cyber-sabotage attacks on manufacturing plants were non-existent. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. As per a recent report, attacks that led to physical consequences in process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and critical industrial infrastructures impacted over 150…

Risk Management February 20, 2023

The growing threat to critical infrastructure

5 min read - In August 2022, the threat intelligence and cybersecurity company Cyble found 8,000 virtual network computing (VNC) instances exposed online. Additionally, this research revealed that most of these ports are in the United States, China and Sweden — putting many critical…

Zero Trust September 28, 2022

Cost of a Data Breach: Infrastructure

4 min read - During the pandemic, businesses and consumers saw firsthand what happens when infrastructure fails. In 2019, the global critical infrastructure protection (CIP) market size was valued at $96.30 billion. It is predicted to grow to $154.59 billion by 2027, with a…

Cloud Security March 24, 2022

Blast From the Past: What the Y2K Bug Reveals About Cybersecurity Today

6 min read - “The End of the World!?!” That’s what the cover of TIME Magazine said for its January 18, 1999 issue. Over two decades ago, the industrialized world was gripped by panic over the so-called Y2K bug. Also called the Millennium Bug,…

Incident Response March 2, 2021

Cybersecurity Gaps and Opportunities in the Logistics Industry

3 min read - Shipping and logistics is, in many ways, the backbone of our lives and businesses. What business doesn’t benefit from fresh food or a timely delivery? Unfortunately, this industry is open to cyberattacks just like anyone else. Luckily, groups in the…

Threat Intelligence July 22, 2019

The Dark Web Market Is Moving Toward IaaS and MaaS — Here’s Why

4 min read - The dark web market is shifting from commodities to cybercrime services such as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and malware-as-a-service (MaaS), creating benefits and challenges for security teams.

June 17, 2019

XENOTIME Threat Group Now Targeting Electric Utility Organizations

2 min read - In addition to oil and gas companies, the XENOTIME threat group has begun targeting electric utility organizations located in the U.S. and elsewhere.

July 11, 2017

Black Hat Attendees Predict Cyberattack on US Infrastructure Within Two Years

2 min read - Security experts expect U.S. infrastructure to suffer a major cyberattack in the next two years, according a survey of recent Black Hat attendees.