Throwback attack: Contractor plants Siemens logic bomb to keep income flowing
In 2014, a Siemens building in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, began to experience unusual crashes in their custom automated spreadsheets. Little did they know that this would be the first of many crashes in the two years […]
Throwback Attack: DDoS attacks are born in the Big Ten
Every insidious and pervasive menace plaguing society has to begin somewhere. As more and more devices are connected to networks and information is shunted to the cloud, industrial cyberattacks continue to rise. Sophos’ recent State […]
A rise in ransomware leaves businesses looking for answers
Ransomware attacks have plagued the cybersecurity industry for years, and they’re coming at an increasing rate. In late April, Sophos, a software security company, released data and analysis from a survey on the state of […]
Shields up for industrial control systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) put out a Shields Up advisory in conjunction with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s probably necessary, as they would have been disparaged if they didn’t, and not […]
The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack exposed the soft underbelly of U.S. critical infrastructure
It has been one-year since the high-profile ransomware attack on energy pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline, which led to widespread fuel shortages along the East Coast. Add to that the later news that the U.S. Department […]
Throwback attack: Lack of cyberliteracy cripples Marshall Islands’ telecommunication service
In today’s world, having cyberliteracy is crucial to protecting yourself from a cyberattack. Threat actors have the ability to hack virtually any device. With the right information, almost anything is vulnerable to them, from passwords […]
How Conti ransomware took down operational technology
Ransomware has taken the world by storm, and informational technology (IT) is not the only technology affected. Operational technology (OT), which is increasingly blending with IT, is also susceptible to ransomware tactics, techniques and procedures […]
Throwback Attack: Russian APT group Turla has hit 45 countries since 2004
Since Russia made its initial incursion into Ukraine, the world has been wondering where the superpower will strike next. However, the next strike likely won’t be a physical attack, but rather will occur in the […]
Cybersecurity tactics to defend your workforce
As an organization’s security awareness grows, it’s important to know what cybersecurity tactics to communicate to the workforce during these unprecedented times. As security professionals, it is important to keep the communications calm, simple and […]
The future of cybersecurity: Ransomware groups aim for maximum destruction
In parallel to the global COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a growing ransomware pandemic. Researchers discovered that ransomware attacks on U.S. organizations tripled in 2021 compared to 2020 and attacks on U.K. organizations doubled. This […]
