U.S. Warns of APT Hackers Targeting ICS/SCADA Systems with Specialized Malware
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a report warning of nation-state actors deploying specialized malware to maintain access to industrial control systems (ICS), supervisory control, and data acquisition (SCADA) devices. The custom-made tools are specifically designed to single out Schneider Electric programmable logic controllers (PLCs), OMRON Sysmac NEX PLCs, and Open […]
Russia-Ukraine Malicious Cyber Activity
The Ukrainian government confirmed yesterday afternoon that another large-scale cyber attack is taking place; this is less than a week since websites were last targeted in a similar attack. “We’ve not seen something [like this] that’s taken it to a completely different level,” an official told the BBC. This large-scale cyber attack preceded Russia’s invasion […]
Russia-Ukraine Tensions Escalate
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is encouraging increased cyber security awareness in a new “Shields Up” advisory released last week as tensions escalate between Ukraine and Russia. Russia has threatened new invasions against Ukraine as an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. The cyber security implications of these threats have already been […]
How to Stay One Step Ahead of Ransomware in 2022
In his previous blog, ITC’s Cyber Advisor, Neil Lappage, discussed how the capabilities of ransomware actors and the complexity of attacks are evolving faster than an organisation’s ability to prevent them. Ransomware continues to be amongst the fastest-growing cyber attack strategies faced by businesses today. Bad actors are also making attacks more complex, costly, challenging […]