The following posts are useful for general awareness of current cyber threats, vulnerabilities, guidance, and other cyber-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Critical Infrastructure
- The cyber threat to research laboratories | Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
- Agent Tesla and Taskun Malware Targeting US Education and Govt Entities | HackRead
- What Is OT Cybersecurity and How Does It Differ from IT Cybersecurity? | Dragos
- Securing cloud, IIoT in Industry 4.0 emerges crucial for protecting industrial operations across OT/ICS environments | Industrial Cyber
- Considerations for Operational Technology Cybersecurity | The Hacker News
- Kansas City system providing roadside weather, traffic info taken down by cyberattack | The Record
- Cyberattack hits Georgia county at center of voting software breach | Cyberscoop
- UnitedHealth hackers exploited Citrix vulnerabilities, CEO to testify | CSO
- Marriott admits it falsely claimed for five years it was using encryption during 2018 breach | CSO
IT Vulnerabilities, Malware, Threats & Risks
- Most attacks affecting SMBs target five older vulnerabilities | CSO
- Attack trends: Cloud-Based Cyber-Attacks and the Rise of Alternative Initial Access Methods | Darktrace
- Okta warns of unprecedented scale in credential stuffing attacks on online services | Security Affairs
- Self-Spreading PlugX USB Drive Malware Plagues Over 90k IP Addresses | SecurityWeek
- US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one | Bleeping Computer
Ransomware
- The State of Ransomware 2024 | Sophos
- Impact of organizational structure on ransomware outcomes: Where does your org fit in? | SC Media
Cyber Resilience & General Awareness
- UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices | The Record
- Cyber breach misinformation creates a haze of uncertainty | CSO
- DMARC - The Next Step in Email Hygiene and Security | Tripwire
- Close the barn door now! Avoid the risk of not monitoring retained access before it’s a problem | CSO
- Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors | Bleeping Computer
