A worker walks inside of an uranium conversion facility in Iran on March 30, 2005. Stuxnet, a piece of malware reportedly developed by Israel and the U.S. to destroy equipment in the facilities like the one pictured, will be the subject of a forthcoming Congressional hearing. (Photo by Getty Images)
The House Homeland Committee will revisit the malware to use the knowledge from the spy effort to explore the domestic threats facing the U.S. in 2025.
Attacks on industrial organizations soared by 87% last year, while the number of ransomware groups impacting the OT/ICS space jumped 60%, according to cybersecurity firm Dragos. (Image Source: Getty Images)
States are increasingly collaborating with cybercriminal groups to share resources and amplify attacks on critical infrastructure in rival nations, a new report finds.
U.S. President Joe Biden and then-Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Katherine Rawls, the Department of Transportation’s director of sector cyber engagement, participates in a Scoop News Group-produced GDIT event on Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Also pictured are John Garstka, left, cyber warfare director at DOD’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, Dr. Matthew Rogers, right, industrial control systems expert at CISA, and Dr. Emma Stewart, second from right, chief power grid scientist & research strategist at the Idaho National Laboratory. (Scoop News Group photo)
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris reacts during the presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Sept. 10, 2024.
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If exploited, the vulnerabilities could give hackers full administrative access to critical networks found in the management systems for large fuel storage.
A group of LPG tankers are pictured in port along the ship channel in Houston, which leads to downtown Houston all the way to Galveston Bay, and then to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. (Getty Images)
In a world where critical infrastructure networks are increasingly digitalized and interconnected, cyber risk is growing as a significant threat to our nation’s security, safety.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary at Rayburn House Office Building on July 26, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing for national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Nov. 2, 2023. in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Other sectors that the hacktivists — who sometimes pose physical threats — are targeting in North America and Europe include energy and agriculture, according to a Wednesday…