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Positive Technologies: Attackers Customize Malware to Conduct Attacks on Virtual Infrastructure
Positive Technologies today unveiled its Cybersecurity Threatscape Q1 2021 research report, which finds cyber incidents continue to rise, ransomware accounts for nearly two-thirds of all malware attacks, and more cybercriminals are customizing malware for attacks on virtual infrastructure.
Positive Technologies Identifies Vulnerabilities in WAGO Industrial Controller
Positive Technologies experts Vyacheslav Moskvin and Sergey Fedonin have revealed two vulnerabilities in the firmware of the WAGO 750-8207 industrial controller, one of critical severity. The 750 series controllers are used for building automation for renewable energy sources at numerous installations: transformer stations and other power distribution facilities, in the petrochemical industry, water supply and other public utilities, shipbuilding, marine and coastal structures, for mechanical engineering, and other fields. The manufacturer has released security updates and recommendations on ways to reduce the risk.
Positive Technologies Records 91% Spike in Attacks on The Industrial Sector Between 2019 and 2020
Cybersecurity specialist, Positive Technologies reports that extensive analysis of cyberthreats in 2020 reveals a 91% jump in attacks on industrial companies and a 54% rise in malware-related attacks compared to 2019. Medical institutions ranked first in ransomware attacks.
A city's electricity and oil production are knocked out, and a container falls onto a barge — PHDays 10 has concluded
The reviews of the jubilee PHDays 10 are in, and attendees are calling it dazzling and invigorating, much like the weather in mid-May. Nothing was out of place on-site: jackets, T-shirts, and even the Russian minister of digital development were spotted. This was much more just than a gathering of over 2,500 information security specialists who had grown tired of being isolated during the pandemic. More than 20,000 people in different countries logged on to watch the forum and the action at The Standoff, the world's largest cyber-range. We talked candidly about important topics, brand-new technologies and approaches, geopolitical issues, business headaches, investor hopes, and troubles encountered by private users. We demonstrated how hackers are able to cripple the modern city, and we presented a methodology to protect against such damage that is nothing short of revolutionary.
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