Critical Infrastructure
Russia Expected to Increase Critical Infrastructure Attacks
Russia’s war strategy increasingly involves cybersecurity, with the country expected to ramp up attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine and countries that are members of NATO, according to Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service ...
Critical Infrastructure Security Needs an Overhaul
The security policies underpinning the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors and protecting them from cyberattacks are outdated and require comprehensive overhaul, according to a recent report by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0. According ...
Palo Alto Networks Finds Cyberattack Patterns Changing
An analysis of cyberattacks published by the Unit 42 research arm of Palo Alto Networks found a significant increase in attempts to mimic generative artificial intelligence (AI) sites on the web using ...
Dark Web Threats Target Energy Industry as Cybercrime Tactics Shift
The energy industry is increasingly targeted by malicious actors and threat groups through activity on the dark web, according to a report from Searchlight Cyber, which detailed numerous instances of threat actors selling initial ...
Two Years After Colonial Pipeline, What Have We Learned?
The second anniversary of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack has come and gone, and while many lessons have been learned and assimilated, there’s still more we can do. Security Boulevard reached out ...
How Demanding Conditions Impact Critical Infrastructure Security
Enterprises already understand how important a role physical security plays in protecting their staff, work environments and privileged information from outsiders. Fences, walls, security guards and RFID-controlled doors all help organizations protect ...
Final Act? Killnet Rallies Attackers to DDoS NATO Targets
While much of the world anticipated hunts for colored eggs, chocolate bunnies and family dinners on Sunday, Black Kite was busy sounding the alarm about an expected swan song from Killnet that ...
Australia pushes pedal on cyber infrastructure resilience
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has hosted its first Cyber and Infrastructure Conference, providing industry professionals insights to champion organizational security and resilience. Held in Sydney on 25 March, the inaugural event ...
How Cybersecurity Delays Critical Infrastructure Modernization
Cybersecurity concerns relating to the protection of data are having a significant impact on the modernization (or lack thereof) of critical and public utility infrastructure, with many utility companies failing to adopt ...
SynSaber Report Brings More Context to ICS Security
An analysis of three years of vulnerabilities found in industrial control systems (ICS) published by SynSaber, a provider of an ICS monitoring platform, found that while there may be no patches available, ...
