Triton Malware Shuts Down Industrial Plant
Posted on Dec 17, 2017 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Triton Malware Shuts Down Industrial Plant
Cybersecurity experts at FireEye have issued a warning after a recent hacker attack caused “operational disruption to critical infrastructure” at an unnamed industrial plant. The hackers introduced a malware program that FireEye is calling “Triton” into the security system, likely in preparation for a larger attack. Learn more.
The High Stakes, High Seas Cyber Peril
Posted on Dec 12, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Litigation | Comments Off on The High Stakes, High Seas Cyber Peril
Those who work in shipping are accustomed to the perils of the high seas, whether from storms, pirates, floods or fires. But now, a new danger is lurking—the possibility of a cyberattack. Despite the growing prevalence and severity of cyberattacks across industries, the shipping industry as a whole has been slow to react, and many are less than optimally prepared. When it comes to...
The Cyber Shot Across the Bow: Data Manipulation and GPS Spoofing
Posted on Dec 11, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Government, Litigation | Comments Off on The Cyber Shot Across the Bow: Data Manipulation and GPS Spoofing
In September 2015, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that the next “push of the envelope” in cybersecurity might be attacks that change or manipulate electronic information in order to compromise its accuracy or reliability. Two years later, we may now be seeing the very beginning of such insidious attacks in the form of GPS spoofing—a technique that sends...
Is a cyber-attack ”Force Majeure”? Je ne crois pas!
Posted on Dec 8, 2017 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Is a cyber-attack ”Force Majeure”? Je ne crois pas!
Force majeure clauses are designed to address the risk of events which arise during the course of a contract and are beyond the control of the parties. These clauses can operate to suspend the performance of obligations for the duration of the force majeure and without liability, affording the affected party the opportunity to restore business-as-usual operations. They are the...
SEC Enforcement: Where do we come from? Where are we going?
Posted on Dec 4, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Litigation | Comments Off on SEC Enforcement: Where do we come from? Where are we going?
In Dan Brown’s latest best-seller, “Origin,” he explores the questions: (1) Where do we come from (meaning, how did life get formed)? and (2) Where are we going (or, how will we evolve)? While the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement’s “Annual Report, A Look Back at 2017” is no “Origin,” “The Da Vinci Code” or even...
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