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Power companies are more focused than ever on cybersecurity, and experts say results of Utility Dive s 8th annual State of the Electric Utility (SEU) survey show an industry working to better secure the grid. But they also say the responses reveal cause for concern including the potential for misplaced utility efforts and under-investment in emerging technologies Overall, the U.S. electric power industry is doing a good job of addressing known cybersecurity threats, said independent utility security consultant Tom Alrich. But he also questioned the focus many utilities have on securing information networks amid a growing threat to operational technology and industrial control networks.
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Similarities between electric and water utilities mean the power industry should pay close attention to the recent hacking of a Florida water treatment plant, according to security experts. Hackers used a piece of software called TeamViewer to access the plant s supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Cyber criminals attempted to significantly raise the amount of lye added to the water supply of the city of Oldsmar. The attack was thwarted by plant personnel and experts say it was not a sophisticated effort. This is not really the fault of TeamViewer as much as the users in this case just not securing their passwords or access rights, said Gary Kinghorn, marketing director at Tempered, which specializes in network security. The plant s computers shared passwords and ran outdated operating systems, according to a Massachusetts government warning to water companies.
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Workers cleaning an office at the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C., US, on Jan 7, 2021. That the rioters may have had access to logged in work stations – meaning their owners fled before logging out – means that congressional passwords, encryption standards and routing should be revised in the coming weeks. Bloomberg
US federal authorities are assessing the cybersecurity risks created by rioters roaming freely through congressional offices during the Jan 6 rampage at the US Capitol, including missing laptops and computers that were left unsecured.
While there is no indication that hacking into computer networks was a goal of the rioters, at least three computers were reported missing and the potential exists that the intruders gained access to sensitive systems when members of Congress and their staff hastily took cover, according to cybersecurity experts. As a result, the House and the Senate should devote resources to mitigating any potential vulnerabil
Encryption, zero trust and the quantum threat security predictions for 2021
We ve already looked at the possible cybercrime landscape for 2021, but what about the other side of the coin? How are businesses going to set about ensuring they are properly protected next year?
Josh Bregman, COO of CyGlass thinks security needs to put people first, 2020 has been incredibly stressful. Organizations should therefore look to put people first in 2021. Cybersecurity teams are especially stressed. They ve been tasked with securing a changing environment where more people than ever before are working remotely. They ve also faced new threats as cyber criminals have looked to take advantage of the pandemic: whether through phishing attacks or exploiting weaknesses in corporate infrastructure. Being proactive, encouraging good cyber hygiene and executing a well thought out cyber program will go a long way towards promoting a peaceful and productive 2021, not least because it will build resilien