Despite Colonial Pipeline attack, likelihood of utilities sector hack has increased
A key metric that indicates vulnerability to cyberattacks has increased since the start of the year, a cybersecurity firm says.
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A key metric that indicates vulnerability to cyberattacks has increased since the start of the year, a cybersecurity firm says.
New report finds 67% of applications in the utility sector have serious vulnerabilities SHARE With the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack still making headlines and resulting in new government policy, a new report from application security provider WhiteHat Security Inc. finds that companies across multiple industries remain exposed to future attacks. WhiteHat’s monthly Appsec Stats Flash report released today found that the Window of Exposure, a key metric indicative of breach exposure for applications, has increased from 55% to 67% in the utility sector since t...
Share: New York, May 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "E-learning Market - Global Outlook and Forecast 2021-2026" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05289135/?utm_source=GNW The online learning market is likely to witness an absolute growth of about 110% by 2026. The online education market and content delivery is seeing a paradigm shift from content delivery to interactive learning platforms, language training, functional skill development, proficiency testing, and higher education pedagogy, video streaming of classes to corporate training, tal...
By Eduard Kovacs on May 12, 2021 Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, last week revealed that it was forced to shut down operations after being hit by a piece of ransomware. The attack, which involved the Darkside ransomware, had significant implications, including states declaring a state of emergency, temporary gas shortages caused by panicked motorists stocking up over fears of gas shortages caused by the hack, and gas prices rising. Darkside has been linked to Russia, but the hackers said they only wanted to make a profit and denied any governmen...
A sign is displayed at the Google outdoor booth during exhibitor setups for CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Google announced that it will automatically enroll users in multifactor authentication â what they are calling two-step verification. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Google took an important step on Thursday by saying that âvery soonâ they will automatically enroll users in multifactor authentication â what they are calling two-step verification (2SV) â a move security researchers say is a step in the right direction. Google ...