Tag: critical infrastructure
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The Register: Despite cyberattacks, water security standards remain a pipe dream
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/07/us_water_cyberattacks/ Source: The Register Title: Despite cyberattacks, water security standards remain a pipe dream Feedly Summary: White House floats round two of regulations It sounds like the start of a bad joke: Digital trespassers from China, Russia, and Iran break into US water systems.… AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights…
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The Register: Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/05/dhs_maritime_ports_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed Feedly Summary: Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back – with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security…
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Hacker News: US Government Sets Out to Improve Internet Routing Security
Source URL: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-internet-routing-security/ Source: Hacker News Title: US Government Sets Out to Improve Internet Routing Security Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the U.S. government’s efforts to enhance internet routing security through the adoption of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities in the Border Gateway Protocol…
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The Register: House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown… no, not the CEO
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/02/crowdstrike_vp_house_subcommittee/ Source: The Register Title: House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown… no, not the CEO Feedly Summary: VP Adam Meyers to testify about that faulty software update which ruined July and some of August Crowdstrike is to be hauled before the US House Homeland Security Committee this month to explain…
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The Register: Check your IP cameras: There’s a new Mirai botnet on the rise
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/31/ip_cameras_mirai_botnet/ Source: The Register Title: Check your IP cameras: There’s a new Mirai botnet on the rise Feedly Summary: Also, US offering $2.5M for Belarusian hacker, Backpage kingpins jailed, additional MOVEit victims, and more in brief A series of IP cameras still used all over the world, despite being well past their end…
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Slashdot: Chinese Hackers Breach US Internet Firms via Startup, Lumen Says
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/08/27/1628230/chinese-hackers-breach-us-internet-firms-via-startup-lumen-says Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hackers Breach US Internet Firms via Startup, Lumen Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the ongoing state-sponsored hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon, which has successfully exploited a vulnerability in a server product from the California-based startup Versa Networks to attack American…
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Hacker News: New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/new-0-day-attacks-linked-to-chinas-volt-typhoon/ Source: Hacker News Title: New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a software product leveraged by Internet service providers, which is currently being exploited by the Volt Typhoon hacking group, allegedly linked to…
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The Register: Seattle airport ‘possible cyberattack’ snarls travel yet again
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/seattle_airport_cyberattack/ Source: The Register Title: Seattle airport ‘possible cyberattack’ snarls travel yet again Feedly Summary: No word yet on if ransomware is to blame The Port of Seattle, which operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, is investigating a “possible cyberattack" after computer outages disrupted the airport’s operations and delayed flights.… AI Summary and Description:…
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CSA: How to Secure Industrial Control Systems
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/research-report-internet-connected-industrial-control-systems-part-one Source: CSA Title: How to Secure Industrial Control Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recent cybersecurity incidents involving the compromise of critical infrastructure, particularly water systems in the U.S., by Iranian and Russian hacking groups. It highlights vulnerabilities within Internet-connected industrial control systems (ICS), such as…
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The Register: Halliburton probes ‘issue’ that has impacted company systems
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/halliburton_investigates_incident_amid_cyberattack/ Source: The Register Title: Halliburton probes ‘issue’ that has impacted company systems Feedly Summary: Business operations and global networks reportedly disrupted amid claims of cyberattack American oil giant Halliburton is investigating an “issue," reportedly a cyberattack, that has disrupted some business operations and global networks.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: American…