Navigating China's infrastructure risks in the energy sector.
Control Loop: The OT Cybersecurity PodcastShow Notes
Researchers discover a way to hijack web-based PLCs. Threat actor targets manufacturing entities in North America. US Department of Defense launches CORA program. CISA issues ICS advisories. Guest Aura Sabadus, Senior Journalist at ICIS, joins us to discuss how energy insiders are approaching the renewed risks of China's ramp up toward potential attacks on critical infrastructure and what the energy industry is saying about these risks. The Learning Lab is taking a break and will return soon. Stay tuned.
Control Loop News Brief. Researchers discover a way to hijack web-based PLCs. Critical Infrastructure Systems Are Vulnerable to a New Kind of Cyberattack (Georgia Tech) Threat actor targets manufacturing entities in North America. Blind Eagle's North American Journey (eSentire) APT-C-36 Updates Its Spam Campaign Against South American Entities With Commodity RATs (Trend Micro) US Department of Defense launches CORA program. JFHQ-DODIN Officially Launches its New Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment Program (US Department of Defense) CISA issues ICS advisories. CISA Releases Fifteen Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA)
Control Loop Interview. Guest Aura Sabadus, Senior Journalist at ICIS, joins us to discuss how energy insiders are approaching the renewed risks of China's ramp up toward potential attacks on critical infrastructure and what the energy industry is saying about these risks.
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