Intelligence services within the convergence of OT and IT.
Control Loop: The OT Cybersecurity PodcastShow Notes
Crude "cyberattack" on rail control systems stops Polish trains. Energy One discloses cyberattack against its corporate systems. NIAC calls for a National Water Strategy. Department of Energy holds contest to provide cybersecurity funding for rural utilities. Researchers aim to secure US military’s power grids. A technical issue grounds the UK’s air traffic control system’s automated features. Guest Mark Ryland, Director of the Office of the CISO at Amazon Web Services, joining us as part of a Dragos webinar, Securing Digital Transformation: OT Cybersecurity Innovation and Resilience. On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban is joined by Dragos Vice President of Product Management Kimberly Graham in part three of their discussion on the convergence of OT and IT.
Control Loop News Brief. Crude "cyberattack" on rail control systems stops Polish trains. Two Men Arrested Following Poland Railway Hacking (SecurityWeek) Century-old technology hack brought 20 trains to a halt in Poland (Cybernews) Poland investigates hacking attack on state railway network (Reuters) Poland investigates train mishaps for possible Russian connection (Washington Post) Energy One discloses cyberattack against its corporate systems. Australian Energy Software Firm Energy One Hit by Cyberattack (SecurityWeek) US energy company suffers third-party data breach. Eversource Data Breach: Utility Warns MA Customers (Patch) NIAC calls for a National Water Strategy. Presidential Council Calls for Water Department to Address Cyber Threats (MeriTalk) Department of Energy holds contest to provide cybersecurity funding for rural utilities. DOE launches cyber contest to benefit rural utilities (CyberScoop) Researchers aim to secure US military’s power grids. Protecting the protectors: Virginia Tech researchers work to secure power grid communication on military bases. (Newswise) A technical issue grounds the UK’s air traffic control system’s automated features. Cancelled flights: Air traffic disruption caused by flight data issue (BBC) Flight chaos ‘to last for days’ after air traffic control failure (The Telegram)
Control Loop Interview. Our guest is Mark Ryland, Director of the Office of the CISO at Amazon Web Services, joining us as part of a Dragos webinar, Securing Digital Transformation: OT Cybersecurity Innovation and Resilience. You can view the entire webinar here.
Control Loop Learning Lab. On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban is joined by Dragos Vice President of Product Management Kimberly Graham in part three of their discussion on the convergence of OT and IT.
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