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Cyber Resilience – Don't be Soft about Hardware Security

A recent post at The Hacker News discusses the importance of proactive security measures to prevent attacks. Specifically, the post suggests that relying solely on software protections can often be inadequate for safeguarding valuable assets. Software protections are also challenging because software is inherently complicated allowing vulnerabilities to abound even in the very applications meant for security. This challenge serves as a reminder of the importance of applying a complimentary approach based on hardware security.

Cyber Resilience – VPN Exploitation, Don’t Blindly Trust Your VPN

From ransomware groups to state-sponsored actors, multiple cyber threat actor types are exploiting vulnerabilities on edge devices and remote services. Edge devices should be considered among the critical assets of any organization and the security of such devices should be one of the highest priorities. This includes VPNs, as a compromised VPN server could allow attackers to easily gain control over other critical assets in the network.

ICS/OT Threat Awareness – Censys Researchers Reveal Over 40,000 Vulnerable ICS Devices, Many Linked to Water and Wastewater

Recent research conducted by Censys, an internet intelligence platform, provides an extensive analysis of the exposure of industrial control systems (ICS), discovering over 40,000 vulnerable ICS devices in the U.S. alone. Excluding building control and automation protocols, there are approximately 18,000 exposed devices likely controlling critical industrial systems. Additionally, nearly half of the human-machine interfaces (HMIs) associated with water and wastewater systems were found to be vulnerable to manipulation without requiring any authentication.

CISA Alert – CISA Releases Secure by Demand Guide: How Software Customers Can Drive a Secure Technology Ecosystem

Today, CISA and the FBI jointly published “Secure by Demand Guide: How Software Customers Can Drive a Secure Technology Ecosystem.” The guide is designed to help organizations drive a secure technology ecosystem by ensuring their software manufacturers prioritize secure technology from the start.

CISA Alert – Royal Ransomware Actors Rebrand as “BlackSuit,” FBI and CISA Release Update to Joint Advisory

The FBI and CISA recently published an update to the joint Cybersecurity Advisory “#StopRansomware: Royal Ransomware.” The updated advisory provides network defenders with recent and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with BlackSuit variants (previously Royal). FBI investigations identified these TTPs and IOCs as recently as July 2024.

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