The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

And yet we are overlooking profound privacy and security ramifications. billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In visiting our customers over the past 18 months, I’ve seen a newfound energy for closely examining and more effectively managing PKI infrastructure, both internally and externally,” he says. Companies are moving to update decades old PKI systems because they realize how pivotal this is to digital trust and everything they do.”

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Whether it’s a misconfiguration or inadequate security or patching , new vulnerabilities found in IoT systems seem to make the news every week. SAP National Security Services (NS2) CISO Ted Wagner told eSecurityPlanet that network slicing “adds complexity, which may lend itself to insecure implementation.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

Unfortunately, far too many entrepreneurs are simply unaware of the threat or don’t know how to be watchful for it. That surveillance has helped to paint a detailed picture of how business ID thieves operate, as well as the tricks they use to gain credit in a company’s name. For the past several months, Milwaukee, Wisc.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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CGI

JUNE 22, 2017

Securing the electricity network: Understanding the unique ICS environment of a utility. As utilities and energy delivery systems begin to seek the benefits that the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) offers, they also face the challenge of increased vulnerability to cyberattacks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Technology reviews can be a temptingly easy way to gain insight into the often impenetrable world of enterprise cybersecurity products, but you need to know how to use them. To help, we’ll cover the pros, built-in biases, and suitability of each type of technology review and how to use each review type as a buyer.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The security researcher Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery first identified the exposed information in mid-September. The Act aims to improve the cyber security of digital products across the EU by introducing mandatory cyber security requirements for all hardware and software. Organisation name Sector Location Data exfiltrated?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The LookingGlass scoutPrime threat intelligence platform (TIP) integrates enterprise-grade external security threat information with information on internal architecture and security information to create actionable, prioritized risk scores for threats. Security Qualifications STIX & TAXII 2.0

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure. It will, of course, be vital to have these next-gen, AI-infused systems run securely, in ways that preserve individual privacy. An intolerable security bottleneck, in fact, is taking shape.

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OneHub

MAY 17, 2021

Even deciphering a generic announcement about the office coffee maker requires effort, which leaves less energy for work that matters.” Secure your inbox. Cybersecurity is so important in today’s workplace, but very few companies make it a priority to train employees on common security threats. Organize your emails.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

Cobalt Strike was created a decade ago by Raphael Mudge as a tool for security professionals. Here we’ll delve into why Cobalt Strike is so popular among hackers and how to defend against Cobalt Strike attacks. A few weeks ago, security researchers found evidence of Cobalt Strike payloads in Microsoft SQL servers.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 17, 2023

Today, utilities and many other industries use drones extensively to conduct surveys, map assets and monitor business operations. The complexity of the task determines the cost and availability of functions, as well as how data is processed and integrated. The global commercial drone market is projected to grow from USD 8.15

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CGI

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Utilities Digital Journey Insights (Part 3): Data, the new “digital capital” - Going beyond the hype of advanced analytics and AI. This series of blog posts builds on the 2018 CGI Client Global Insights, providing insights into how utilities are making progress toward digital transformation. So where do utilities stand?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With all this in mind, let’s take a look at what a scammer does, who they target, and how to spot one trying to pick your metaphorical pockets. Here’s How to Do It Right. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware. Read More At: Most Organizations Do DMARC Wrong.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

.” Considering the ease of exploitation, Microsoft also recommends the following mitigations in addition to downloading the latest updates: Add users to the Protected Users Security Group, which prevents the use of NTLM as an authentication mechanism. “This can lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools. For now, Kali is primarily known for its roughly 600 open source pentesting tools, allowing pentesters to easily install a full range of offensive security tools.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 21, 2023

To provide stakeholders with vital IT services, organizations need to keep their private data centers operational, secure and compliant. Costs For private data centers, IT staff, energy and cooling costs can consume much of the limited budget allocated to what’s typically deemed a non-value-added cost to the organization.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In 2002, Congress enacted the Supporting Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (“the SAFETY Act”) to limit the liabilities that energy, financial, manufacturing and other critical infrastructure companies face in the event of a serious cyber or physical security attack.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

The anonymous survey covered the utility, energy, health and transport sectors – industries renowned for keeping their activities secret because they store highly sensitive information and are responsible for essential services. “In Want NIS Regulations compliance advice?

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

They are leaders and innovators in their industries, spanning banks, utilities, hospitals, life sciences organizations, transportation companies, retailers and more. And Documentum delivers, providing a secure, robust and fault-tolerant architecture, enhanced security protection and the option to run anywhere and scale globally.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There are three types of data center facilities that vary according to their business uses and the workloads they handle: In enterprise (or on-premises) data centers , an organization hosts all of its data on-premises, usually because a maximum sense of security is desired.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

[no description provided] The Application Security Engineer role is in demand nowadays. Most of the offers are about one person, one unicorn that does all those wonderful things to ensure that the organization is making secure software. They also both always provides recommendations on how to fix. Why is that?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An investigation determined that personal data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, belonging to nearly 15 million people was obtained by an unauthorised party between 30 October and 1 November. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2020

When you capture someone else’s exploit and use it (or patch it), you’ve used their energy against them. If you can better use an adversary’s energy and time for your own benefit, you have a higher chance of succeeding. There is value in offense and you get some utility such as access, intelligence, or control.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2020

When you capture someone else’s exploit and use it (or patch it), you’ve used their energy against them. If you can better use an adversary’s energy and time for your own benefit, you have a higher chance of succeeding. There is value in offense and you get some utility such as access, intelligence, or control.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2020

When you capture someone else’s exploit and use it (or patch it), you’ve used their energy against them. If you can better use an adversary’s energy and time for your own benefit, you have a higher chance of succeeding. There is value in offense and you get some utility such as access, intelligence, or control.

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Security Energy and Utilities Risk Paper 52

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 26, 2023

In the era of digital transformation, digital twins are emerging as a potent solution to energy production challenges. Digital twins can also be used for employee training, realistically simulating dangerous situations in a risk-free environment so that staff can learn new skills and procedures and know how to respond to safety emergencies.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 28, 2023

Since its launch in 2020, DATA ONE has been successfully adopted by multinational companies across sectors, including insurance and banking, automotive, energy and utilities, manufacturing, logistics and telco. DATA ONE consists of three modules that can be activated as needed: Data Mover , a secure file-transfer enterprise solution.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The CyberWire Daily podcast delivers the day's cyber security news into a concise format. Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. It's time to build your security the same way.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The CyberWire Daily podcast delivers the day's cyber security news into a concise format. Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. It's time to build your security the same way.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The CyberWire Daily podcast delivers the day's cyber security news into a concise format. Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. It's time to build your security the same way.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. Security of CNI is a national security issue. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about cyber ranges-- simulations that can both teach and improve the security of your networks. Or when we do these larger assessments for say, large banks, we have our red team going live against the security teams. If you want to get to put the energy into it.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Big energy companies expect action whenever there is a move to end drilling leases for federal lands, in exchange for the tens of millions they contribute to congressional reelection campaigns. We should expect these techniques to get better and their utilization to grow, just as we’ve seen in so many other domains.

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