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Frontline of Defense: Intelligent Robotics Transforming Threat Detection and Risk Management in High-Security Industries

Oct 14, 2024 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
In high-security environments in sectors like defense, aerospace, or critical infrastructure, safety, and operations are intertwined with advanced technology. Intelligent robotics are at the forefront of this revolution, boosting the capability of these sectors to detect threats and mitigate risks with unprecedented accuracy and speed. In this article, we'll discuss a future where the protection of high-value assets is bolstered by human expertise and robotic systems that offer a new dimension of vigilance.
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xona systems

Resilience in Production: 5 Key Cybersecurity Challenges for Manufacturers

Sep 19, 2024 By Cody Jaster In Xona
Until recent decades, operational technology (OT) – a principal element in manufacturing – remained segmented from information technology (IT). OT systems, responsible for monitoring and controlling physical machinery and equipment, were manually managed by skilled workers, operated in isolation, and secure in their simplicity.
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knowbe4

SANS Releases Guide to Address Rise in Attacks on Manufacturing and Industrial Control Systems

Sep 18, 2024 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
Increased ransomware attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), mixed with general ICS insecurity found across the manufacturing sector, has given rise to a guide specifically addressing this risk. Manufacturing has been a target of ransomware for quite some time — I’ve even covered a recent attack focused on credential harvesting.
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devo

Critical Infrastructure Under Siege: Safeguarding Essential Services

Sep 5, 2024 By Devo In Devo
Our world is more digitally connected than ever, including the critical infrastructure systems we rely on: power grids, water treatment plants, transportation networks, communication systems, emergency services, and hospitals. A successful attack on critical infrastructure can have dire consequences, ranging from widespread power outages and contaminated water supplies to economic downturns and societal disruption. Some of those consequences have come to fruition in recent years.
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bitsight

A brief introduction to Industrial Control Systems and Security

Aug 6, 2024 By Brandon Smith In BitSight
You may not know it, but much of your daily life depends on Industrial Control Systems(ICSs). From the power you're using right now to the water you drink, it all depends on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other ICS tech to be delivered. In fact, nearly any time something in the physical world needs to be automated, there will be an ICS involved.
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tripwire

The Dual Impact of AI on Power Grids: Efficiency and Vulnerability

Jul 24, 2024 By Emily Newton In Tripwire
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising solution to modernize power grids. The technology, alongside other upgrades like Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, could make energy infrastructure more reliable and sustainable. However, AI power grids also pose significant cybersecurity risks. Attacks against critical infrastructure are becoming more common. As energy authorities ramp up their investments in AI, they should pay attention to these risks to enable a safer tech transformation.
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Rubrik

The Real-World Threat of Cyberattacks on Water infrastructure

Jun 27, 2024 By Laine Cavazos In Rubrik
Do you remember the last time you didn’t have water? Reliable water delivery is something many of us take for granted. Our local water treatment plant sits at the edge of our neighborhood, and I pass it every day on my way to take the kids to school. Not a lot seems to go on there, so it never occurred to me that I should be concerned about an attack on this critical infrastructure. What does occur to me is the possibility of a cyberattack on our water system.
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Forescout

New CIP standards: Why utilities shouldn't wait to deploy

May 30, 2024 By Vincent Turmel In Forescout
On May 9, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) officially adopted new Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements for Internal Network Security Monitoring (INSM). This is one of the last steps before Federal regulators make it an official standard for utilities and the electrical power grid industry. What does it mean? Compliance for CIP-015-1 is coming to your utility. Utilities will need monitoring tools with deep and wide asset intelligence and network control.
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tripwire

EU Is Tightening Cybersecurity for Energy Providers

May 29, 2024 By Josh Breaker-Rolfe In Tripwire
The energy sector is having a tumultuous decade. During the COVID pandemic, the price of oil plummeted. In 2021, a ransomware attack forced one of the US’s most significant oil pipelines to cease operations for five days, causing a state of emergency in seventeen states. Putin’s war in Ukraine has disrupted natural gas supplies across Europe. And now, it seems, it is the electricity providers’ turn to suffer a blow.
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