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Forescout Research reveals alarming rise in cyberattacks, emphasizes need for better critical infrastructure cybersecurity

Forescout Research reveals alarming rise in cyberattacks, emphasizes need for better critical infrastructure cybersecurity

Data published by Forescout Research - Vedere Labs reveals that there were over 420 million recorded attacks throughout the year, averaging 13 attacks per second. This represents a 30 percent increase compared to the previous year. The company emphasizes the…

GhostSec hacktivist group compromise 55 Berghof PLCs across Israel, OTORIO discloses

GhostSec hacktivist group compromise 55 Berghof PLCs across Israel, OTORIO discloses

Industrial cybersecurity firm OTORIO published on Wednesday details of the GhostSec hacktivist group, which gained control over 55 Berghof programmable logic controllers (PLCs) across Israeli organizations and platforms. The firm said that last week GhostSec, which was previously observed targeting…

TXOne debuts EdgeIPS Pro-216 cyber defense device to meet needs of SMB manufacturers

TXOne debuts EdgeIPS Pro-216 cyber defense device to meet needs of SMB manufacturers

OT zero trust cybersecurity company TXOne Networks has released its OT-native EdgeIPS Pro 216 network appliance in a compact form designed to support SMB manufacturers in their cybersecurity journey. EdgeIPS Pro 216 sets a new standard for OT/ICS networking defense,…

Dragos estimates that Chernovite’s Pipedream malware targets ICS networks

Dragos estimates that Chernovite’s Pipedream malware targets ICS networks

Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos has released details about the Chernovite Activity Group (AG) that developed Pipedream malware, a modular industrial control system (ICS) attack framework that an adversary could use to cause disruption, degradation, and possibly even destruction depending on…

CISA, DOE warn that hackers are gaining access to various internet-connected UPS devices

CISA, DOE warn that hackers are gaining access to various internet-connected UPS devices

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a warning that cybercriminals are gaining access to a variety of internet-connected UPS devices, often through unchanged default usernames and passwords. The advisory has asked…