Critical infrastructure

CISO Indonesia 2023

Join us at CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Indonesia as we explore cybersecurity strategies implemented in different organisations. As the fourth largest internet user in the world, Indonesia is experiencing an increased number of cyber-attacks, with many of these attacks targeting critical infrastructure, financial institutions, and government agencies. Some of the common types of cyber-attacks

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The Near and Far Future of Ransomware Business Models

This research paper explores the position of ransomware in cybercrime and what would trigger changes in ransomware business models. Ransomware has evolved into a malware used to cause major problems for enterprises, governments, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, but other cybercriminal business models — ones that can generate significantly more illicit profit — raises an interesting

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2022 Thales Data Threat Report: Critical Infrastructure Edition

Critical infrastructure, which for the purposes of this report includes energy/utilities, telecommunications, transportation and trucking/ shipping companies, became top of mind for many beginning in 2020 when high-profile security attacks impacted millions of people across the globe. From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. gas pipeline in 2021 to the rise of nation-state

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Evil PLC Attack: Weaponizing PLCs

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are indispensable industrial devices that control manufacturing processes in every critical infrastructure sector. Because of their position within automation, threat actors covet access to PLCs; several industrial control system malware strains, from Stuxnet to Incontroller/Pipedream, have targeted PLCs. But what if the PLC wasn’t the prey, and instead was the predator?

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