In-brief: NATO said it was extending support to Ukraine to help confront a rash of cyber attacks from Russian affiliated hacking forces.
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The Big Dark: Motive, not Means, is what holds back a Crippling Grid Hack
In-brief: A crippling cyber attack that could damage and destroy equipment needed to keep the lights on in major US cities is already possible. The only thing that’s lacking is a motive to carry out such an attack, according to our guest on this week’s podcast: Joe Weiss, a Managing Partner at Applied Control Solutions, LLC and a persistent, if lonely, voice calling for an overhaul of cyber security for the U.S. electric grid.
Joe Weiss on Grid Attacks and Critical Infrastructure Security
Could a cyber attack darken US cities for days? weeks? months? The Security Ledger talks with Joe Weiss, a noted expert on the cyber security of the electric grid and critical infrastructure. Joe says that the means to achieve a long term power outage is there. All that’s missing is the motive.
Dear SEC: More Companies Warn on Financial Impact from Petya Infection
In-brief: the Petya outbreak has prompted a string of profit and earnings warnings from major firms, with more likely in the days and weeks ahead, as companies struggle to regain their footing after the damaging wiper attack.
Heartbleed’s Heartburn: Why a 5 Year Old Vulnerability Continues to Bite
In-brief: more than three years after it was first discovered, the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL continues to plague organizations worldwide. Why has it been so hard to fix? In this Industry Perspective, Patrick Carey of the firm Black Duck talks about some of the complicating factors that make vulnerabilities like Heartbleed so hard to eradicate.
