https://www.verdict.co.uk/energy-and-utilities-cyberattacks/
By Robert Scammell
Staff Writer
Verdict
November 1, 2018
Cyberattackers are increasingly targeting energy and utilities companies
through their enterprise IT networks, according to a report released today
by cybersecurity company Vectra
Hackers have long been targeting energy and utility companies, with the
goal of causing disruption to infrastructure. In extreme cases, critical
infrastructure failure could result in a nuclear reactor meltdown.
The FBI, National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center
(NCCIC) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have
noted that since at least March 2016 there has been a notable increase of
energy and utilities cyberattacks from Russian operatives targeting US
critical infrastructure sectors.
Between January and June 2018, Vectra's Cognito cyberattack detection
platform scanned the networks of over 250 companies that opted in for
monitoring. They collected metadata from more than 4 million devices, data
servers and enterprise environments.
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