Supplemental Cyber Highlights – April 2, 2024
Created: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 17:57
Categories: Cybersecurity, OT-ICS Security, Security Preparedness
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current cyber threats, vulnerabilities, guidance, and other cyber-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Critical Infrastructure
- Ransomware Attacks Against Local Governments Accelerating | Ransomware Sommelier
- Growing need to implement effective post-incident recovery strategies in evolving OT, ICS environments | Industrial Cyber
- FCC to probe ‘grave’ weaknesses in phone network infrastructure | The Record
- Cyberattacks Wreaking Physical Disruption on the Rise | Dark Reading
- US DoD unveils DIB Cybersecurity Strategy 2024 to strengthen national cyber defenses | Industrial Cyber
- DOE allocates $15 million to establish university-based electric power cybersecurity centers | Industrial Cyber
IT Vulnerabilities
- ‘WallEscape’ Linux Vulnerability Leaks User Passwords | SecurityWeek
- Heartbleed is 10 Years Old – Farewell Heartbleed, Hello QuantumBleed! | SecurityWeek
- Vulnerability database backlog due to increased volume, changes in ‘support,’ NIST says | The Record
IT Malware, Threats & Risks
- Malware Spotlight: Linodas aka DinodasRAT for Linux | Checkpoint
- MFA bombing taken to the next level | Malwarebytes Labs
- Escalating malware tactics drive global cybercrime epidemic | Help Net Security
Ransomware
- Collaboration Needed to Fight Ransomware | Dark Reading
- FS-ISAC: Ransomware drives surge in cyberattacks in 2023 | Back End News
Cyber Resilience & General Awareness
- 7 Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Made by SMBs | Cisco Blogs
- Data Security Everywhere: Securing Data in Email | Forcepoint
- New MITRE Engage mappings released for ATT&CK for ICS, ATT&CK for Mobile | Industrial Cyber
- AI – The Good, Bad, and Scary | AT&T