New ICS Malware 'FrostyGoop' Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems ICS-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in the Ukrainian city of Lviv earlier this January. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos has dubbed the...

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix Bugs Expose Industrial Systems to Remote Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has alerted of two security flaws impacting Rockwell Automation ControlLogix EtherNet/IP ENIP communication module models that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution and denial-of-service DoS. "The results and impact of...

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Indicted State-Sponsored Russian Cyber Actors Targeting the Energy Sector

Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Energy Sector Networks: • Implement and ensure robust network segmentation between IT and ICS networks. • Enforce MFA to authenticate to a system. • Manage the creation of, modification of, use of—and permissions associated with—privileged accounts. This...

July 28, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Animal House” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! July 28, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: 58.8 Million Voters May Opt...

New Irongate ICS Malware Steals From Stuxnet Playbook

New malware that targets industrial control systems called Irongate was found by researchers who say the discovery should serve as another wakeup call to the security industry to shore up its detection capabilities around ICS and SCADA threats. Irongate, which shares some of the same attributes a...

Motives Behind Havex ICS Malware Campaign Remain a Mystery

Since Stuxnet there have been few confirmed reports of malware targeting particular industrial control system software. But now we have a campaign using the Havex remote access Trojan that has three European energy sector vendors in its crosshairs—or does it? The outbreak, reported by security...