Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Vital Service Providers Need a Plan to Work Through Internet Outages, CISA SaysCritical U.S. infrastructure like water, power and even banking systems will be successfully hacked by enemy cyber warriors in the event of a military confrontation with a peer adversary like Russia or China, officials from the nation's civilian cyber defense agency said.

CS4CA Europe London Event Chair Wayne Harrop on OT Risk and CollaborationCritical infrastructure providers are facing a volatile geopolitical landscape that could lead to cyberattacks and business disruptions. In advance of the CS4CA Europe London Conference (Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2025), conference chair Wayne Harrop shares key cyber strategies to counter enterprise threats.

Successful Breaches Renew Fears of Operational Vulnerabilities Across Water SectorRussia is suspected of escalating cyberattacks on European water utilities, including attempts to sabotage Polish and Norwegian water facilities and dams, signaling a broader threat to global critical infrastructure as state-backed actors exploit critical OT weaknesses amid global conflict.

OT Experts Advocate for Collaboration and "Adversary-Hostile" National DefensesOT environments have long been bereft of their traditional shelter from cyberattacks made from hacker ignorance or disinterest. Industrial environments are forefronts for nation-state hacking, the risk heightened by global tensions and the convergence of operational technology with IT counterparts.

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of potential cyber-attacks from Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors.  "Over the past several months, there has been increasing activity from hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors, which is expected to escalate due to recent events," the agencies said

How does a company defend itself from cyberattacks by a foreign adversary? A collection of experts gathered at this year's RSAC Conference to explain how the US can help.

Cyberattack on Aliquippa Water Plant Highlights Vulnerabilities in OT SystemsThe onset of war between Israel and Hamas led to a spike in cyberattacks against operational technology, says Microsoft in a warning to critical infrastructure operators about the dangers of internet-exposed operational technology.

Cyberattacks and threats increasingly are honed in on ICS/OT networks, but security training for operators of these critical infrastructure environments is perilously scarce.

Industrial systems' security got 99 problems and CVEs are one. Or more The latest threat security research into operational technology (OT) and industrial systems identified a bunch of issues — 56 to be exact — that criminals could use to launch cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. …