Show Notes
Cyberattacks against Canada’s agriculture sector. Hitachi ransomware incident. Africa’s industrial sector under cyberattack. TSA issues new aviation cybersecurity requirements. Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot supports critical infrastructure operators. Patch Tuesday and OT. Guest JD Christopher, Dragos’ Director of Cyber Risk, discusses ICS security standards and regulations and how efforts finalized in 2022 will shape the OT programs of the next decade. In the Learning Lab, Dragos’ Mark Urban is joined by their CEO Robert M. Lee to talk about the unique characteristics of OT and points of IT convergence.
Control Loop News Brief. Cyberattacks against Canada’s agriculture sector. Safety Net: A flock of chickens, held for ransom — Growing cyberattacks on Canada's food system threaten disaster (Financial Post) Hitachi ransomware incident. Hitachi Energy confirms data breach after Clop GoAnywhere attacks (BleepingComputer) Africa’s industrial sector targeted with malware. Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Statistics for H2 2022 (Kaspersky ICS CERT) A border-hopping PlugX USB worm takes its act on the road (Sophos) TSA issues new cybersecurity requirements for the aviation industry. TSA issues new cybersecurity requirements for airport and aircraft operators (PRNewswire) Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot supports critical infrastructure operators. CISA Establishes Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot Program (CISA) CISA now warns critical infrastructure of ransomware-vulnerable devices (BleepingComputer) Patch Tuesday and ICS. ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens, Schneider Electric Address Dozens of Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)
Control Loop Interview. The interview is with JD Christopher, Director of Cyber Risk at Dragos, sharing ICS security standards and regulations and how the efforts finalized in 2022 will shape OT programs of the next decade.
Control Loop Learning Lab. On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban is joined by Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee to discuss unique OT characteristics and points of IT convergence.
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