Cybersecurity firm says North Korean hackers may be targeting utilities – Cybersecurity firm Dragos has seen a rise in targeted attempts to infiltrate utility systems, according to a report in The Daily Beast. The group behind them, “Covellite,” may be linked to North Korea. – Dragos’ review of 2017 also notes hackers are getting more … Continue reading Cybersecurity firm says #North_Korean #hackers may be targeting utilities→
Tech Trends: Hacking the Lights Out Recently, it was reported that North Korea was exploring ways to penetrate our electrical grid – most likely to position the country to launch a preemptive or retaliatory cyber-attack. The article, available at www.securityinfowatch.com/12374400, describes a spear phishing attack sent to people in the electric utility industry that used … Continue reading Tech Trends: Hacking the Lights Out→
San Antonio’s CPS Energy guards against 94,000 attempted cyberattacks per day CPS Energy withstands roughly 94,000 attempted cyberattacks a day as hackers in China, Russia and elsewhere scour its network for weaknesses to try to infiltrate the city-owned utility and disrupt power supplies in Texas. “We can’t take this lightly, and we are not arrogant … Continue reading San Antonio’s #CPS_Energy guards against 94,000 attempted cyberattack s per day→
YOUR GUIDE TO RUSSIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE HACKING TEAMS SINCE REPORTS FIRST surfaced that hackers targeted more than a dozen American energy utilities, including a Kansas nuclear power plant, the cybersecurity community has dug into the surrounding evidence to determine the culprits. Without knowing the perpetrators, the campaign lends itself to a broad range of possibilities: a … Continue reading YOUR GUIDE TO #RUSSIA ’S INFRASTRUCTURE #HACKING_TEAMS→
U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks Russian government hackers were behind recent cyber-intrusions into the business systems of U.S. nuclear power and other energy companies in what appears to be an effort to assess their networks, according to U.S. government officials. The U.S. officials said there is … Continue reading U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks→
A U.S. grid clear of 2016 attacks is hardly worry-free — NERC The interstate grid’s top regulators want a closer look at threats that could penetrate power companies and smart grid networks. The North American Electric Reliability Corp., in its “State of Reliability 2017” report, noted there were no cybersecurity attacks that took down parts … Continue reading A U.S. grid clear of 2016 attacks is hardly worry-free — NERC→
What electric utilities can learn from the Vermont hacking scare The erroneous Russian hacking story contained some big lessons about managing critical security information Burlington Electric probably wasn’t hacked by the Russians, and the grid was never at risk. But when the overblown story broke last month — the result of an investigation leak and … Continue reading What electric utilities can learn from the Vermont hacking scare→
IAEA chief: Nuclear power plant was disrupted by cyber attack A nuclear power plant became the target of a disruptive cyber attack two to three years ago, and there is a serious threat of militant attacks on such plants, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) … Continue reading IAEA chief: Nuclear power plant was disrupted by cyber attack→
The head of an international nuclear energy consortium said this week that a cyber attack caused a “disruption” at a nuclear power plant at some point during the last several years. Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) didn’t go into detail about the attack, but warned about the potential of … Continue reading Nuclear Power Plant Disrupted by Cyber Attack→
Cyber Threats Teaming Up To U.S. Energy Networks Will the first major cyberattack on the U.S. energy infrastructure come as a big bang of coordinated events, or as a series of barely noticed intrusions that gradually cripple and isolate electric or gas networks? Whatever the plausible combination of these scenarios, preparing for a cybersecure future … Continue reading Cyber Threats Teaming Up To U.S. Energy Networks→
For more information call 1-855-GET-INNOTAP (1-855-438-4666) or contact us by form or
email us today!
