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Assessing ICS cyber risk and role of insurance in the escalating threat landscape

Assessing ICS cyber risk and role of insurance in the escalating threat landscape

Over the past two years, the cyber insurance landscape has undergone several significant changes, most of which have resulted due to ransomware threats and assaults. Insurance policies have also been identified as an increasingly important weapon in the risk management…

Hacker group discloses ability to encrypt an RTU device using ransomware, industry reacts

Hacker group discloses ability to encrypt an RTU device using ransomware, industry reacts

A hacker group has claimed that it has conducted a ‘first-ever’ ransomware attack against an RTU (remote terminal unit), a small device typically deployed across industrial control system (ICS) environments. The Anonymous group affiliate said that it executed GhostSec ransomware…

Red Balloon finds multiple architectural vulnerabilities across Siemens SIMATIC, SIPLUS S7-1500 series PLC

Red Balloon finds multiple architectural vulnerabilities across Siemens SIMATIC, SIPLUS S7-1500 series PLC

New research from Red Balloon has determined the presence of multiple architectural vulnerabilities prevalent in the Siemens SIMATIC and SIPLUS S7-1500 series PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) that could allow attackers to bypass all protected boot features, resulting in persistent arbitrary…