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CISA Office for Bombing Prevention provides counter-IED training

November 29, 2021

As Infrastructure Security Month comes to a close, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) discusses its free counter-IED training programs.

4 key lessons from Hurricane Ida and what they mean for emergency planning

Patrick Brosnan

November 17, 2021

Disaster recovery experts can learn many lessons from the events of Hurricane Ida, including focusing on preparation, infrastructure and far-reaching effects of storms.

Kicking off National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month

Maria Henriquez

November 2, 2021

November is Infrastructure Security Month and a time to think about how organizations can contribute to the security and resilience of the U.S.'s essential services and functions.

CISA warns of ongoing cyber threats to US water and wastewater systems sector facilities

October 15, 2021

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Security Agency have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory that details ongoing cyber threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems Sector.

Video surveillance secures Welsh natural gas facility

October 15, 2021

A hybrid security solution of IP and analog surveillance cameras helps to keep the Dragon Liquid Natural Gas facility in Wales, U.K. secure.

County in North Carolina receives grant for emergency management drone

September 30, 2021

The Emergency Management department in Cumberland County, North Carolina will implement a damage assessment drone to aid in search and rescue missions and survey infrastructure after disasters.

TSA announces new cybersecurity regulations for critical pipeline owners and operators

July 22, 2021

In response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to pipeline systems, DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the issuance of a second Security Directive that requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement a number of urgently needed protections against cyber intrusions.

Russian foreign intelligence service exploiting five publicly known vulnerabilities to compromise U.S. and allied networks

April 16, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released a Cybersecurity Advisory, “Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied Networks,” to expose ongoing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) exploitation of five publicly known vulnerabilities. This advisory is being released alongside the U.S. government’s formal attribution of the SolarWinds supply chain compromise and related cyber espionage campaign. We are publishing this product to highlight additional tactics, techniques, and procedures being used by SVR so that network defenders can take action to mitigate against them.

FBI and CISA release advisory on cybersecurity compromise of Microsoft Exchange Server

March 11, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to address recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The CSA is meant to highlight the cyber threat associated with active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange on-premises products.

TietoEVRY hit by ransomware group

February 25, 2021

Finnish IT service company TietoEVRY has been hit by a ransomware group.

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Ransomware and the propulsion of the extortion economy has rapidly eclipsed into a national priority. Recently, we observed the catastrophic impact of a widescale ransomware attack impacting gas pipelines and raising national gas prices overnight.

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