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OT/ICS Security – USB Storage Devices are Still a Universal Threat to Industrial Operations

USBs, those innocuous looking little portable storage devices, while useful in utility are still dangerous for utilities. These devices that are practical for transferring legitimate files and documents are equally functional for transferring malware into and out of production OT/ICS networks – including air-gapped environments. In the Honeywell Industrial Cybersecurity: USB Threat Report 2022, Honeywell’s Cybersecurity Global Analysis, Research, and Defense (GARD) team once again looked at the increasing threat caused by these modest devices.

Cyber Preparedness – Cyber Insurance Considerations

A new study from BlackBerry and Corvus Insurance examines the state of cyber insurance and offers recommendations for helping close the gaps in coverage affecting organizations of all sizes. The study revealed many concerning gaps in cyber insurance. Only around one fifth of all businesses surveyed have cyber insurance coverage above the median ransomware demand of $600,000. Relatedly, among small and medium businesses (SMBs) with fewer than 1,500 employees, only fourteen percent have coverage limits above $600,000.

Ransomware Resilience – Preparing for Attacks Like They’re Natural Disasters

Ransomware attacks continue to be one of the most pernicious cyber threats organizations face today. A survey from the group CISOs Connect found that almost a quarter of all surveyed companies were impacted by ransomware attacks on more than one occasion. Consequently, some security researchers recommend conceptualizing ransomware defense on FEMA’s four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

Cyber Resilience – U.K. Cyber Center Publishes Guidance for Securing Cloud Infrastructure

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) published a guidance highlighting how organizations can better secure their data in cloud environments. The NCSC emphasize its important to use a cloud provider that is secure by design and by default, and one where the provider helps your organization meet its security responsibilities.

Joint Cybersecurity Advisory – #StopRansomware: Zeppelin Ransomware

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on Zeppelin ransomware, providing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations defend against this threat. Zeppelin ransomware is a spinoff of the Delphi-based Vega malware family and operates as a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS). From 2019 through at least June 2022, attackers have used this malware to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure entities.

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