It is easy to forget that most of the world’s internet traffic does not traverse satellites or distant clouds, but lies beneath our oceans, coursing through thousands of kilometers of fiber-optic cables. These lines, laid across the seabed, are the
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Until recently, Tim Haugh was among America's top spymasters. The four-star general spent 33 years in Air Force Intelligence and rose to lead America's largest and most advanced intelligence agency. Haugh was also in charge of defending America from
Computers need electricity. Without electricity, a country will effectively shut down. In the near future Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will be officially severing their remaining electricity grid connections with Russia and Belarus, marking a sig
An electric utility serving multiple counties in Mississippi was attacked by cybercriminals last summer in an incident that exposed information of more than 20,000 residents. The Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association initially warned customers thr
With his electric Kia EV6 running low on power, an EV driver pulled into a bank of fast-chargers near Terre Haute, Indiana, to plug in. As his car powered up, he peeked at nearby chargers. One in particular stood out. Instead of the businesslike w
With a central role in modern electrical systems, digital substations are of particular interest to cybercriminals. Their use of Ethernet communications to transfer information between substations and utility enterprise systems makes them more vulne
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on 20 January 2022, to strengthen its Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards by requiring internal network security monitoring (INSM) for high and medium impact bulk
With the ability to largely secure critical infrastructure from ground level attacks and a current strong focus on cybersecurity, a potential new attack vector from the air is being presented with the wide availability of citizen drones.
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"They went after our gas and they went after our hot dogs. No one is out of bounds here. Everyone is in play here," warned Christopher Krebs, former director of cybersecurity at Department of Homeland Security. From natural phenomena to cyberattack
The world seems to be getting more perilous day by day. Many nations are being hit with an epidemic fueled by a virus, but it is not COVID-19. Ransomware in the US has already raised the prices of beef and gas nationwide, and now federal officials a
Critical infrastructure in any country relies on energy sources and transmission for proper and safe national operations. A direct cyber shot was delivered to the US oil and gas industry, allegedly by a Russian criminal group known as DarkSide. Dar
The current US administration is introducing a 100-day plan to improve cybersecurity and address cyber threats across the nation's electrical grid. Officials state the program is part of a broader cybersecurity plan designed to address issues across
Red Sky Alliance analysts have read that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Siemens Energy announced a new collaboration to create a Center of Excellence regarding industrial cybersecurity monitoring, research and innovation center, that will co
The electric grid is so important to any country’s national security and thus the high importance of keeping the electricity flowing. Even an outage of only a few minutes can wreak havoc on any residence or business. Cyber attackers responsible for
A US federal executive order was issued on 1 May 2020 which proposes to “monitor and replace” any US power grid equipment made by its foreign adversaries. Security professional said it would mainly affect Chinese-made products like electrical transf
Red Sky Alliance has written extensively about China regarding their many aspects of the Belt and Road Initiative; most recently about its creation of their “new” Internet.[1] The US think-tank Brookins Institute has provided an excellent report on
The large organization responsible for overseeing the operations of Europe’s high voltage power infrastructure was recently hacked. ENTSO-E, formed in 2008, handles 42 Transmission System Operators (TSOs) which connects 35 European Union member sta
As time marches on, many are forgetting the two Russian attacks on Ukraine that shut down their power supply during their cold winters. Memories fade, but the energy threat continues. Total shut-down of the electric grid were traditionally rare and
Our colleagues at Wired.com shared interesting information on Iranian “password spraying.” In the wake of the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and the retaliatory missile strike that followed, Iran-watchers have warned that the
MSSP Alert is posting that last August 2019, Proofpoint researchers reported that three small US utilities had been hit with spear phishing attacks in July utilizing the LookBack malware. The malicious emails appeared to impersonate a US-based engin
