Show Notes
The US Government Accountability Office issues a report on offshore oil and gas cybersecurity. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory seeks to secure power grids. Boa web server vulnerabilities used to target energy organizations. CISA updates its Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework. And CISA issues advisories for ICS vulnerabilities. Guests Mara Winn and Guohui Yuan join us from the Department of Energy to discuss their report, "Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed Energy Resources on the U.S. Electric Grid.” In Part 1 of 2 on the Learning Lab, Mark Urban and Dragos’ CISO Steve Applegate talk about starting an OT cybersecurity program.
Control Loop News Brief. GAO issues report on offshore oil and gas cybersecurity. Offshore Oil and Gas: Strategy Urgently Needed to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Infrastructure (US Government Accountability Office) ORNL seeks to secure power grids. DarkNet: Lighting up a secure grid communication network (ORNL) Boa web server vulnerabilities. Vulnerable SDK components lead to supply chain risks in IoT and OT environments (Microsoft) Continued Targeting of Indian Power Grid Assets by Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Group (Recorded Future) Sandworm renews ransomware activity against Ukrainian targets. New ransomware attacks in Ukraine linked to Russian Sandworm hackers (BleepingComputer) CISA updates its Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework. Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (CISA) CISA issues ICS advisories. CISA Releases Eight Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA) CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA)
Control Loop Interview. Guests Mara Winn and Guohui Yuan from the Department of Energy discuss their report, "Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed Energy Resources on the U.S. Electric Grid.”
Control Loop Learning Lab. In Part 1 of 2 on the Learning Lab, Mark Urban and Dragos’ CISO Steve Applegate talk about starting an OT cybersecurity program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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