Show Notes
Microsoft offers predictions for Russia’s war in Ukraine. A wiper targets the diamond industry. New version of Babuk ransomware hits manufacturing company. Cyberattacks against the manufacturing industry. Cybersecurity for farming equipment. CISA issues ICS advisories. Guest Kaleb Flem, Senior Cyber Threat Intel Analyst at Southern California Edison, discusses maximizing threat intelligence at a utility. And, in Part 2 of 2 on the Learning Lab, Mark Urban and Dragos’ CISO Steve Applegate talk about starting an OT cybersecurity program.
Control Loop News Brief. Predictions for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Preparing for a Russian cyber offensive against Ukraine this winter (Microsoft) A wiper targets the diamond industry. Fantasy – a new Agrius wiper deployed through a supply‑chain attack (ESET) New version of Babuk ransomware hits manufacturing company. Morphisec Discovers Brand New Babuk Ransomware Variant in Major Attack (Morphisec) Cyberattacks against the manufacturing industry. BlackBerry/Make UK Research Reveals UK Manufacturing Sector Under Threat as Almost Half Suffer Cyberattack in the Last 12 Months (BlackBerry) Cybersecurity for farms. Tractors vs. threat actors: How to hack a farm (ESET) CISA’s ICS advisories. CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA) Iguana triggers blackout. Rogue iguana causes widespread power outage in Lake Worth Beach (The Sun Sentinel)
Control Loop Interview. Guest Kaleb Flem, Senior Cyber Threat Intel Analyst at Southern California Edison, discusses maximizing threat intel at a utility.
Control Loop Learning Lab. Part 2 of 2 has Dragos CISO Steve Applegate talking with Dragos' Mark Urban about starting an OT cybersecurity program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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