"Utilities Face Growing Global Cyber Threat Landscape"

The industrial cybersecurity firm released a new report, titled "Global Electrics Cyber Threat Perspective," which draws further attention to the increasingly dangerous cyber threat landscape that is being faced by the global electric utility sector. The report reveals that utilities worldwide are bolstering their security against threats to their IT networks but have not placed enough attention on their Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) systems. According to Pasquale Stirparo, principal adversary hunter at Dragos and author of the report, the firm is currently tracking 15 activity groups (AGs) made up of hostile or potentially hostile actors. Observable elements, including methods of operation, the infrastructure used to perform actions, and targets of focus, are used to identify AGs. Of the 15 AGs being tracked by Dragos, 11 of them are targeting utilities. Two of the 11 AGs are said to have enough ICS-specific capabilities and tools to cause disruptive incidents. This article continues to discuss key findings and recommendations shared in the Global Electric Cyber Threat Perspective report. 

NextGov reports "Utilities Face Growing Global Cyber Threat Landscape"