Critical infrastructure depends on interconnected operational systems, where cyber incidents can disrupt essential services, safety, and availability.
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Critical infrastructure includes systems and assets vital for public health, safety, and economic stability, such as power grids, water treatment, transportation networks, and healthcare facilities. These systems often combine physical components with industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) that manage essential services in real time.
From an information-security perspective, critical infrastructure faces risks like unauthorized access to control systems, disruption of service availability, and manipulation of sensor data. Defending these assets requires specialized security measures tailored to ICS environments, including network segmentation, strict access controls, and continuous monitoring for anomalies. Ensuring resilience also involves coordinated efforts between operators and government agencies to address vulnerabilities unique to legacy systems and proprietary protocols.
Destructive malware has been a hallmark of Putin's multi-modal war A new strain of wiper malware targeting Ukrainian infrastructure is being linked to pro-Russian hackers, in the latest sign of Moscow's evolving cyber tactics.…
Healthcare giant Kettering Health, which manages 14 medical centers in Ohio, confirmed that the Interlock ransomware group breached its network and stole data in a May cyberattack. [...]
A new data wiper malware named 'PathWiper' is being used in targeted attacks against critical infrastructure in Ukraine, aimed at disrupting operations in the country. [...]
A critical infrastructure entity within Ukraine was targeted by a previously unseen data wiper malware named PathWiper, according to new findings from Cisco Talos
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While healthcare organizations often know in general what they need to do in case they're faced with a ransomware attack, the devil is in the details of how comprehensive and well-rehearsed that incident preparedness plan is for optimal response, said Rick Doten, vice president and healthplan CISO at Centene Corp.
Identity security is still one of the most underinvested areas of cybersecurity across the healthcare sector, regardless of the depth of cyber resources available to many different types and sizes of entities, said Hugo Lai, CISO at Temple University Health System.
Ohio-Based Organization Says It's Making Progress Restoring IT, Beefing Up SecurityCybercrime group Interlock has begun publishing some of the 941-gbytes of data the gang claims to have stolen in a disruptive May attack on Kettering Health. The Ohio-based healthcare organization is making IT system restoration progress and cyber enhancements, but is still recovering.
Ohio-Based Organization Says It's Making Progress Restoring IT, Beefing Up SecurityCybercrime group Interlock has begun publishing some of the 941-gbytes of data the gang claims to have stolen in a disruptive May attack on Kettering Health. The Ohio-based healthcare organization is making IT system restoration progress and cyber enhancements, but is still recovering.
Cisco Talos researchers observed the new wiper malware in a destructive attack against an unnamed critical infrastructure organization.
The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed a recent cyberattack on the Kettering Health healthcare network and leaked data allegedly stolen from breached systems. [...]
Drones are not enough Following a daring drone attack on Russian airfields, Ukrainian military intelligence has reportedly also hacked the servers of Tupolev, the Kremlin's strategic bomber maker.…
While healthcare organizations often know in general what they need to do in case they're faced with a ransomware attack, the devil is in the details of how comprehensive and well-rehearsed that incident preparedness plan is for optimal response, said Rick Doten, vice president and healthplan CISO at Centene Corp.
Identity security is still one of the most underinvested areas of cybersecurity across the healthcare sector, regardless of the depth of cyber resources available to many different types and sizes of entities, said Hugo Lai, CISO at Temple University Health System.
Government details latest initiative following announcement last week Revealing more details about the Cyber and Electromagnetic (CyberEM) military domain, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) says "there are pockets of excellence" but improvements must be made to ensure the country's capability meets the needs of national defense.…
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