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Are robots secure? The manufacturing industry’s cybersecurity blind spot

The robotics revolution continues to unfold, but a silent threat lurks — cybersecurity. Cybercriminals prey on manufacturers with gaps in their security, and the consequences are dire. Manufacturers must bridge this security gap before robots become easy targets for hackers.  Blind Spots in the Factory: Why Robot Security Lags Behind Industrial robots are changing manufacturing, […]

Critical automated-tank-gauge bugs threaten gas infrastructure

Multiple critical security vulnerabilities in automatic-tank-gauge (ATG) systems, some unpatched, threaten critical-infrastructure facilities with disruption and physical damage, researchers are warning. ATGs are sensor systems that monitor and manage fuel storage tanks to ensure that fill levels aren’t too low or too high, to see that leaks are detected in real-time, and to manage inventory. […]

CrowdStrike’s mea culpa: 5 takeaways from the Capitol Hill testimony

A “perfect storm of issues” and internal validation errors resulted in CrowdStrike’s defective software update that caused a global IT network outage in July, an executive said during testimony Tuesday in a congressional hearing. Adam Meyers, SVP of counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, accepted complete responsibility and apologized on behalf of the company for causing one of the largest IT outages […]

How shifts in cyber insurance are affecting the security landscape

The rising cost of cyberattacks, including downtime, investigations, lawsuits, ransoms, and more are prompting cyber insurers to re-examine underwriting and encourage greater cyber resiliency in their customer bases. With the influx of cyber-insurance claims stemming from the CrowdStrike IT outage and the exorbitant price of recovering from data breaches — $4.88 million, on average, according to IBM — the […]

How law enforcement’s ransomware strategies are evolving

The year to date has been particularly eventful across the ransomware landscape, with prolific ransomware groups, including LockBit, seeing their operations seized and dismantled. The strategies used to take down these groups were meticulously planned and executed, successfully undermining the most accomplished cybercriminal experts. The fight against ransomware has for years felt like an uphill battle. […]

CISA flags ICS bugs in Baxter, Mitsubishi products

This week the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned about two new industrial control systems (ICS) vulnerabilities in products widely used in healthcare and critical manufacturing — sectors prone to attract cybercrime. The vulnerabilities affect Baxter’s Connex Health Portal and Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC line of programmable controllers. Both vendors have issued updates for […]

Feds warn of broad Russia-linked CVE exploits targeting critical infrastructure

Federal authorities in the U.S. and nine other countries warn that threat groups affiliated with Russia’s military intelligence service are targeting global critical infrastructure and key resource sectors, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory released Thursday. Threat groups affiliated with a specialist unit of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate have targeted government services, financial services, […]
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