Today’s cybersecurity strategies are “not sufficiently robust or scalable,” Nuclear Threat Initiative says
Posted on Mar 21, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Energy and Infrastructure | Comments Off on Today’s cybersecurity strategies are “not sufficiently robust or scalable,” Nuclear Threat Initiative says
The cyber threat to nuclear facilities is serious, but the challenge going forward is evident,” Dr. Page Stoutland, NTI vice president of scientific and technicals affairs, said in the post. “Threats and vulnerabilities will continue to mount. Today’s strategy is not sufficiently robust or scalable, and a high level of cybersecurity may never be compatible with current nuclear plant...
Helping it click into place – Our monthly Asia cybersecurity update
Posted on Mar 3, 2018 in Cybersecurity, Regulation | Comments Off on Helping it click into place – Our monthly Asia cybersecurity update
During 2017, cyberattacks continued to evolve and develop sophistication, exploiting both previously unidentified vulnerabilities and known vulnerabilities in new ways. Ransomware attacks such as Petya and WannaCry put critical functions across the world and across industries on hold, while the Mirai botnet attack, unleashed in late 2016, highlighted the increasing vulnerabilities of...
Cyber Attacks on U.S. Power Grids Can Be Deterred With Password Changes
Posted on Jan 22, 2018 in Cybersecurity | Comments Off on Cyber Attacks on U.S. Power Grids Can Be Deterred With Password Changes
A key to preventing cyber attacks from crippling U.S. power grids could be changing passwords on internet routers, wifi-connected thermostats and smart lawn-sprinklers. “A significant share” of internet attacks result from unchanged factory default passwords on web-connected devices that allow hackers to break in and and install malware, according to a Jan. 18 report by the Advanced...
You’ve Been Breached During the Holidays: Now What?
Posted on Nov 21, 2017 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on You’ve Been Breached During the Holidays: Now What?
It was the start of the Thanksgiving holiday when the GC of a large retail company got an urgent call from her CEO. “We’re under attack. I just got off the phone with IT and we have been hacked. Ransomware and a DDOS. Call whoever you need to call, notify whoever you need to notify, and get this fixed.” This occurrence, which extends to all industries, leads to the critical question:...
The Regulatory Bellwether: Forecasting Cyber Breach Litigation
Posted on Jul 3, 2017 in Cybersecurity, Litigation | Comments Off on The Regulatory Bellwether: Forecasting Cyber Breach Litigation
While the prospects of cybersecurity litigation loom ever larger, there are tangible ways that may very well decrease the unease and mitigate the risk—if you know where to look. Learn more.
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