Cybersecurity

Unmanaged third-party access threatens OT environments – Help Net Security

Many industrial organizations lack the resources, expertise, and collaborative processes to effectively mitigate threats and ensure secure access to operational technology (OT) systems, according to Cyolo. Ensuring secure access to OT environments is about more than just cybersecurity. These environments contain highly sensitive systems and critical infrastructure responsible for keeping manufacturing lines running, water and […]

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Microsoft Warns of New ‘FalseFont’ Backdoor Targeting the Defense Sector

Dec 22, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Supply Chain Attack Organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector are in the crosshairs of an Iranian threat actor as part of a campaign designed to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor called FalseFont. The findings come from Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under its weather-themed moniker Peach Sandstorm (formerly […]

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Rockwell Automation to Acquire ICS/OT Security Firm Verve Industrial

Industrial giant Rockwell Automation announced on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Industrial Protection, a cybersecurity company specializing in industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT). Verve’s managed OT/ICS security platform provides asset inventory, vulnerability management, patch management, configuration management, SIEM, incident response, and backup and restore capabilities. In […]

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Experts Warn of Severe Flaws Affecting Milesight Routers and Titan SFTP Servers

Oct 17, 2023NewsroomData Security / Network Security A severity flaw impacting industrial cellular routers from Milesight may have been actively exploited in real-world attacks, new findings from VulnCheck reveal. Tracked as CVE-2023-43261 (CVSS score: 7.5), the vulnerability has been described as a case of information disclosure that affects UR5X, UR32L, UR32, UR35, and UR41 routers […]

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Milesight Industrial Router Vulnerability Possibly Exploited in Attacks

A vulnerability affecting some industrial routers made by Chinese IoT and video surveillance product maker Milesight may have been exploited in attacks, according to exploit and vulnerability intelligence firm VulnCheck. Several UR-series industrial cellular routers from Milesight (Ursalink) are affected by CVE-2023-43261, a serious vulnerability exposing system log files, such as ‘httpd.log’.  The exposed logs […]

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Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight and are targeting SCADA and ICS systems.

Hacktivists in Palestine and Israel after SCADA and other industrial control systems Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023 Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight and are targeting SCADA and ICS systems. Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight in the cyber realm. Industrial control systems (ICS) seem to be one of […]

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Rising OT/ICS cybersecurity incidents reveal alarming trend – Help Net Security

60% of cyberattacks against the industrial sector are led by state-affiliated actors and often unintentionally enabled by internal personnel (about 33% of the time), according to Rockwell Automation. This corroborates other industry research showing OT/ICS (Industrial Control Systems) cybersecurity incidents are increasing in volume and frequency, and are targeting critical infrastructure, such as energy producers. […]