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Redfly cyberespionage targets a national grid. DHS Threat Assessment looks at critical infrastructure threats. A look at the ICS threat landscape. DoE grants for research into distributed energy cybersecurity. CISA offers free vulnerability scanning for water infrastructure. CISA issues ICS advisories. Guest Michael Toecker, Cyber Security Advisor at the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, discusses community defense. On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban is joined by Alex Baretta, a senior solution architect at Dragos, for part one of their discussion about secure remote access.
Control Loop News Brief.
Redfly cyberespionage targets a national grid.
Redfly: Espionage Actors Continue to Target Critical Infrastructure (Symantec)
China caught – again – with its malware in another nation's power grid (The Register)
China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again (WIRED)
DHS Threat Assessment looks at critical infrastructure threats.
DHS warns of malicious AI use against critical infrastructure (CyberScoop)
A look at the ICS threat landscape.
Threat landscape for industrial automation systems. Statistics for H1 2023 (Kaspersky)
DoE grants for research into distributed energy cybersecurity.
Distributed Energy Resources Get Cybersecurity Boost With $39M DOE Funding (SecurityWeek)
DOE Announces $39 Million in Research Funding to Enhance Cybersecurity of Clean Distributed Energy Resources (Department of Energy)
Ransomware remains a threat to industrial operations.
Massive MGM and Caesars Hacks Epitomize a Vicious Ransomware Cycle (WIRED)
US-Canada water org confirms 'cybersecurity incident' after ransomware crew threatens leak (Register)
CISA offers free vulnerability scanning for water infrastructure.
Free Cyber Vulnerability Scanning for Water Utilities (CISA)
Control Loop Interview.
Guest is Michael Toecker, Cyber Security Advisor at the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, discussing community defense.
Control Loop Learning Lab.
On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban discusses secure remote access with Alex Baretta, senior solution architect at Dragos.
Control Loop OT Cybersecurity Briefing.
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