Tag: security gaps

With the rise in cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure facilities, including public water systems (PWSs), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum that calls upon states to evaluate the cybersecurity of operational technology (OT) used by a PWS when…

In its latest research, Trend Micro discloses security deficits in the relatively novel Industry 4.0 technologies that empower companies to optimize many aspects of manufacturing, including industrial machinery such as computer numerical control (CNC) machines. These CNC machines play a…

A Mandiant Red Team emulated the FIN11 techniques at a European engineering organization to understand the potential reach ransomware operators could have in an OT (operational technology) network. The FIN11 threat group conducted long-running ransomware distribution campaigns across industries, using…

U.S. agencies warned critical infrastructure and financial sector organizations in the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industry of potential cyber threats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group, identified as ‘TraderTraitor’…

The year 2021 has seen a wide range of cybersecurity incidents that have affected industrial and manufacturing enterprises. Adversaries have exploited these organizations using several techniques, including launching directly or indirectly ransomware and malware attacks, breaching hardware vulnerabilities, and targeting…