Show Notes
Nord Stream pipelines sabotaged in a kinetic attack. NSA and CISA issue guidance on ICS threats. Ukraine anticipates Russian cyberattacks against the energy sector. Dragos receives CVE numbering authority. CISA's ICS Advisories. Guest Dawn Cappelli of Dragos shares an update on OT-CERT. In the Learning Lab, Mark Urban and Phil Tonkin of Dragos talk about where does all that electricity that is generated go?
Control Loop News Brief. Nord Stream pipelines sabotaged in a kinetic attack. Sweden Detected Two Underwater Explosions Near Nord Stream Leak (Bloomberg) Germany Suspects Sabotage Hit Russia’s Nord Stream Pipelines (Bloomberg) European leaders blame Russian ‘sabotage’ after Nord Stream explosions (The Washington Post) Kremlin dismisses 'stupid' claims Russia attacked Nord Stream (Reuters) EU vows to protect energy network after 'sabotage' of Russian gas pipeline (Reuters) NSA and CISA issue guidance on ICS threats. NSA, CISA: How Cyber Actors Compromise OT/ICS and How to Defend Against It (NSA) NSA and CISA explain the potential consequences of these attacks. Control System Defense: Know the Opponent (NSA/CISA) Dragos receives CVE numbering authority. The CVE Program Recognizes Dragos as a Numbering Authority for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (Dragos) CISA's ICS Advisories. CISA Releases Eight industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA)
Control Loop Interview. Dawn Cappelli of Dragos shares an update on OT-CERT now that it's live and providing free resources to small and medium sized organizations with OT environments.
Control Loop Learning Lab. In Part 2 of the Learning Lab segment on electricity, Mark Urban is joined by Dragos' Senior Director of Strategy Phil Tonkin. Now that we know how much electricity is generated, Phil sheds some light on where it all goes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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