Cyberattacks on three European wind-energy companies since the start of the war in Ukraine have raised alarm that hackers sympathetic to Russia are trying to cause mayhem in a sector set to benefit from efforts to lessen reliance on Russian oil and gas.
Many security and risk executives aren’t just looking at their immediate cybersecurity staffing requirements but also at what they’ll need if people leave. “You have to start planning way in advance,” said Visa Inc. Chief Risk Officer Paul Fabara.
This year’s ‘Locked Shields’ war game has participants fighting off simulated hacks on power grids and financial-messaging systems.
The program aims to share information about cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
Heightened threats against 911 systems and other emergency services have prompted the communications and security equipment provider to form a federally sanctioned information-sharing and analysis organization for the public safety sector.
Cyber chiefs must move away from presenting technical information to outlining where they need resources in easy-to-understand terms, when dealing with board members.
The Covid-19 pandemic forced many employees to work from home, leveling the playing field for people with conditions such as autism, who might not fare as well in office settings.
The attack, which was set for last Friday, used software similar to the ‘industroyer’ code used in a 2016 hack of Kyiv’s grid, experts noted.
NATO’s large, multiday cyber defense exercise is set to bring together technical experts from alliance countries and Ukraine nearly two months after Russia’s invasion.
Negotiators continue to hammer out how to limit U.S. surveillance and allow Europeans to challenge it.
A group of cybersecurity companies that help defend industrial systems from hackers is forming a lobbying group as U.S. officials increase regulation of such digital tools.
John Edwards, who began his role as the U.K. Information Commissioner in January, wants to advise companies before they invest in new technologies, helping them avoid investigations and fines.
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