Show Notes
NIST releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. Biden administration issues executive order on maritime cybersecurity. Suspected Chinese threat actor continues to exploit Ivanti vulnerabilities. ThyssenKrupp sustains ransomware attack. Guests Liz Martin, Global Advisory Solution Architect at Dragos, and Blake Benson, Senior Director at ABS Group, talk through the latest Maritime Executive Order. The Learning Lab is taking a break and will return soon. Stay tuned.
Control Loop News Brief. NIST releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework (NIST) Biden administration issues executive order on maritime cybersecurity. On-the-Record Press Call on the Biden-Harris Administration Initiative to Bolster the Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports (The White House) Biden to sign executive order on US port cybersecurity targeting Chinese-manufactured shipping cranes (CNBC) Suspected Chinese threat actor continues to exploit Ivanti vulnerabilities. Cutting Edge, Part 3: Investigating Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Exploitation and Persistence Attempts (Mandiant) ThyssenKrupp sustains ransomware attack. German Steelmaker Thyssenkrupp Confirms Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek)
Control Loop Interview. Guests Liz Martin, Global Advisory Solution Architect at Dragos, and Blake Benson, Senior Director at ABS Group, talk through the latest Maritime Executive Order. For more information, review the Executive Order on Amending Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States and White House’s FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initiative to Bolster Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports.
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