Sep 27, 2022Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector: Reduce Data Integrity Breaches with NIST SP 1800–10Attacks against OT/ICS continue to increase as these networks become more publicly accessible. Many of these systems continue to be closed-looped even while the business requirements change. While the decision is to alter the network connectivity of the legacy ICS and OT environments, many utility and manufacturing firms have begun…Cybersecurity5 min readCybersecurity5 min read
Sep 17, 2022Triton Ransomware Attack Targets Industrial ProcessesCyberattacks against operational technology in critical infrastructure facilities and chemistry research institutes have grown significantly in frequency and complexity across industries recently. Cyber threats to industrial safety systems, physical safety systems, and other industrial control systems are now at the forefront of national security concerns as geopolitical tensions are reflected…Cybersecurity6 min readCybersecurity6 min read
Sep 9, 2022“Proof of Compromise” from Ransomware Attacks on Critical National Infrastructure(CNI)Operational Technology(OT) cybersecurity has become a hot topic in plant facilities also known as OT, Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS), Integrated Control Systems (ICS), etc. The ability to defend against the cyberattack in the IT systems and buffer the OT systems from impact is once again on the headline. …Cybersecurity9 min readCybersecurity9 min read
Sep 6, 2022The First Step in Operational Technology(OT) CybersecurityLegacy security controls, tools, and practices cannot address OT and IoT devices’ vulnerabilities. Visibility is a fundamental cybersecurity strategy to protect networks, transient assets, and information. In OT cybersecurity, asset management is the most critical part. Understand the security challenges with OT asset inventory: Complex systems across OT asset inventory…Cybersecurity5 min readCybersecurity5 min read
Aug 31, 2022Ransomware Barometer 2022 UpdateIntroduction Massive hacks, data breaches, digital scams, and ransomware assaults continued apace during the first half of this challenging year, making the first six months of 2022 seem interminable or fleeting — or both. With the Covid-19 pandemic, economic insecurity, geopolitical instability, and severe human rights issues raging around the…Cybersecurity5 min readCybersecurity5 min read
May 20, 2022Defending Against Conti Ransomware: Zero Trust SegmentationRecent cyber-attacks against Ukraine’s infrastructure, including evidence of destructive malware like WhisperGate and HermeticWiper, and the Russian invasion has drawn considerable attention from the cybersecurity community. IT Governance UK recorded 83 data breaches and 5,127,241 cyberattacks In February 2022, which shows that infrastructural security around the globe is on the…Cybersecurity4 min readCybersecurity4 min read
May 18, 2022Reinventing Security for Corporate Networks with Universal ZTNAZero Trust is a security model developed by former Forrester analyst John Kindervag in 2010. Since then, the “zero trust” model has become the most popular concept in the field of cybersecurity. Recent massive data breaches only confirm the need for companies to pay strict attention to cybersecurity, and the…Information Technology5 min readInformation Technology5 min read
May 16, 2022Securing SD-WAN with Zero Trust Network SegmentationSD-WAN in 2 Minutes SD-WAN, or software-defined wide-area networking, is a programmatic, automated solution to regulating business network connection and circuit charges. It integrates software-defined networking (SDN) into a platform that companies can use to swiftly set up a smart hybrid WAN. SD-WANs control communication, management, and services between data centers and distant branches…Networking5 min readNetworking5 min read
May 1, 2022BlackCat Ransomware-as-a-Service and VMware ESXi…AgainFBI warns of BlackCat ransomware that breached Over 60 Organisations Worldwide FBI reported Blackcat malware, a Ransomware as a service (RaaS), was released by Darkside/Blackmatter. The variant ransomware ALPHV and Noberus, are the first-ever malware written in the Rust programming language. BlackCat’s methods include data theft prior to the encryption of client files. The hacker uses stolen credentials prior to executing…Ransomware3 min readRansomware3 min read
Apr 15, 2022Secure Access into Backup and Recovery ConsolesRecognizing the threat to data backup and restore systems Backing and restoring data is one of several adaptive controls organizations can use to deal with ransomware. Several industry leading backup solutions, including Veeam, Commvault, and Rubrik offer this capability. These solutions use several functions, including artificial intelligence and machine learning to protect against ransomware. Hackers recognize that an effective…Backup Software5 min readBackup Software5 min read
