3 Years After Attacks on Ukraine Power Grid, BlackEnergy Successor Poses Growing Threat
Researchers are calling “GreyEnergy,” an offshoot of the BlackEnergy group that conducted a massive cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid in 2015, an emerging threat to the Central and Eastern European power grid. Security firm ESET has released a report describing the group’s activities as focused on reconnaissance and espionage
Why the Department of Energy is worried about wind turbine hacking
Following Russian penetration of the U.S. power grid at a number of locations and levels, the U.S. is ramping up its cybersecurity technology for companies delivering energy around the country. As part of these efforts, the Department of Energy recently announced $28 million in research and development programs for power
US “best in the world” for offensive cyber capabilities, “most vulnerable in world” on defense
The former director for cyber security policy in the Obama White House said that, while the U.S. is the “best in the world on offense,” it is the U.S. the most vulnerable country in the world to cyber attacks. The vulnerabilities are both political and technical, due to its democratic
DHS Warns Russia Can Take Down US Infrastructure
The Russian government likely has the ability to engage in disruptive and destructive attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure.
Increasing Use of Ransomware May Threaten US Civilian Government and Critical Infrastructure Networks
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