New dawn in cyber warfare could target oil and gas sites
Former member of hacktivist group Anonymous, Mike ‘sting3r’ Jones discusses a new cyber threat to Big Oil and how the sector might combat it.
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Cyber Attacks – A threat that is here to stay
With the exponential growth of Internet users in the last ten years comes two potential problems that organisations and individuals connected to the web need to be aware of; privacy and cyber security.
1,500 companies hit by cyber attacks every day
UK businesses were hit by around 1,500 cyber attacks per day during 2018.
All businesses ‘a potential target’ for cyber attacks, claims data chief
All businesses are "a potential target" for lethal cyber-attacks, a data chief has warned.
Cyber attack to key U.S. pipe communications system overcome
A cyber attack that hobbled the electronic communication system used by a major U.S. pipeline network has been overcome.
Russia-linked hackers target US energy sector in new cyberattacks, feds say
Russian government-linked hackers have targeted the U.S. energy industry and other sectors critical to running the economy in a new surge of online attacks since at least March 2016, federal agencies said on Thursday.
Energy firms could be targeted by “crippling” cyber-attack within two years
Oil and Gas companies in charge of critical infrastructure in the UK could be targeted by a “crippling” cyber-attack within the next two years, according to a security chief.
Energy cyber-attacks ‘will overwhelm infrastructure’ in next two years
Cyber-security firm, Huntsman Security, has warned that cyber-attacks on power plants and transport infrastructure will likely increase over the next two years.
Rosneft hit by major cyber attack
Russian oil giant Rosneft, Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk and WPP, the world's largest advertising company, were among companies and governments hit by hackers yesterday.
Getting into the Minds of the Malicious: why we need cyber intelligence
What’s your motivation? That’s the common question asked of many an actor but it’s also a highly relevant one in the cyber security industry - particularly when it comes to protecting critical infrastructure. Understand the reasons for an attack and you’re more likely to be able to narrow down the field and focus resource on attack mitigation. But gaining that information can be difficult.
Energy firms at risk from “zombie” attacks
Energy firms are are prime risk from cyber crime and what tech experts described as the Internet of Zombies - relentless bot attacks by professional hackers that can run for days, weeks or months at a time.
Cyber attack is wake up call for energy sector
The energy sector has been served a wake up call on how vulnerable the industry is to cyber attack after hackers shut managed to cut off 80,000 Ukranian electricity customers.