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U.S. Government Issues Powerful Cyberattack Warning As Gas Pipeline Forced Into Two Day Shut Down
Andrea Carcano, co-founder and CPO of Nozomi Networks, recommends the use of “anomaly detection technologies to identify unusual behaviour, and traditional threat detection capabilities to provide additional context around suspicious actors.”
Sarenet se refuerza en ciberseguridad con Nozomi Networks
Sarenet ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con Nozomi Networks, compañía especializada en soluciones de seguridad para redes OT e IoT, para incorporar en el portfolio de soluciones de la empresa una capa adicional de seguridad gestionada dirigida a los entornos ICS (Industrial Control Systems) y SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition).
Sarenet incorpora Guardian de Nozomi Networks a su cartera de seguridad
Sarenet ha anunciado un acuerdo con la firma especializada en soluciones de seguridad para redes OT e IoT Nozomi Networks que supone la incorporación de Guardian a su cartera de herramientas.
How to write a winning CV for a job in cyber security
Moreno Carullo, co-founder and CTO, Nozomi Networks, discusses what budding cyber security professionals need to include in their CV to land the job they want.
Are We Secure Yet? How to Build a ‘Post-Breach’ Culture
There are many ways to improve your organization’s cybersecurity practices, but the most important principle is to start from the top.
Biopharma 4.0 Must Guard against Cyberattacks
“It is reasonable to assume that for almost any biomanufacturing system, there would be a number of vulnerabilities that have publicly available exploits, as such would be determined as hackable by an attacker with a low level of skill.”
AP Explains: Not all cyber threats equally worrisome
“That might be evidence of a more targeted effort. It may be that one of those is going to get through, and all you need is one,” said (Nozomi Networks Advisor) Suzanne Spaulding, former under secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security.
Iran’s Military Response May Be ‘Concluded’ but Cyberwarfare Threat Grows
Iranian hackers may use their access to destroy databases, or they may choose to try to gain access to the electricity grid that powers Silicon Valley “as a way of saying, ‘You may want to retaliate, but there will be consequences,’” said (Nozomi Networks Advisor) Suzanne Spaulding, a former under secretary for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure at the Department of Homeland Security. “‘We’re sitting here with a gun to your head.’”
Nozomi Networks announces Cisco Compatible certification for Guardian cyber security solution
Nozomi Networks Guardian solution for real-time cyber security and OT and IoT network visibility has received Cisco Compatible certification to integrate with Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE).
On the brink of cyber warfare: Attacks feared over US-Iranian escalation
The risk of escalatory action by Iran is particularly high, given “that the ‘red lines’ are not clearly defined in cyberspace”, said Suzanne Spaulding, advisor at Nozomi Networks and former employee of the cyber and infrastructure protection division at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Understanding the cyber risk to Britain’s electric grid
The likelihood of a cyber-attack on the UK’s electric grid or any other UK CNI is high and every sector of the UK’s electric grid should be prepared for cyber-attack occurring anytime.
Allarme di Mattarella: l’Italia si svegli e aiuti le start up
Oggi il presidente della Repubblica ha visitato due start up di segno italiano come la Kong fondata da Augusto Marietti e Marco Palladino. Il business della Kong (alla ricerca di un fatturato da un miliardo di dollari) si concentra, in sostanza, su un software che permette di proteggere e mettere in sicurezza le API (Application Programming Interface), tecnologia che consente a un server di comunicare con un altro server. La seconda è la Nozomi Networks, il cui co-fondatore e Ceo è Andrea Carcano, con Moreno Carullo, esperto in Intelligenza Artificiale. La soluzione di cybersecurity messa a punto da Nozomi sta riscontrando un crescente interesse internazionale.
Energy companies at constant risk of cyberattack
The drone attacks on the Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14 are well documented, but Marcus Josefsson, director for Middle East, Africa and Russia at Nozomi Networks, said cyber criminals were always lurking in the background.
Smart Buildings & IoT: Consider the Connective Security Risks
Recent research and experience in the modern world have shown that when things connect to the internet, they become a target for malicious hackers. It is imperative that smart building operators make security a priority.
U.S. Government Confirms New Aircraft Cybersecurity Move Amid Terrorism Fears
It’s a major issue—The consequences of cyberattacks targeting commercial aircraft could be “devastating” and put peoples’ lives in danger, says Andrea Carcano, co-founder of Nozomi Networks. “Airlines therefore need to develop security strategies where vulnerabilities are monitored and mitigated continuously.”
Teen TalkTalk hacker accused of cryptocurrency fraud in US
Nozomi Networks CEO Edgard Capdevielle commented: “If the charges against Elliott Gunton are upheld, he could face a lengthy prison sentence, which is clearly intended to make him realise his crimes were not worth it. Law enforcement are clamping down on cyber crime and the risk of getting caught is greater than ever.
UK Teen TalkTalk Hacker Indicted in US
“While there can be no denying hacking tools are increasing in sophistication, the tools law enforcement use to track cyber-criminals are also improving,” he argued. “We are likely to continue to see more and more perpetrators charged for cybercrimes, making hackers think twice before launching attacks, as traces will always be left.”
LookBack in Anger: 17 US Utilities Firms Targeted by RAT
Andrea Carcano, co-founder of Nozomi Networks, argued that cyber-criminals will often look to exploit human weaknesses to reach targeted systems. “Therefore, utility providers need to take the time to teach staff to recognize phishing emails and not to click on links or open attachments from unknown sources,” he said.
Personal Data Of Entire 16.6 Million Population Of Ecuador Leaked Online
Edgard Capdevielle, CEO of Nozomi Networks, said “this arrest shows how seriously authorities are taking the security of people’s personal information. While it is not clear how Novaestrat came to be in possession of the data, the Ecuadorian authorities have acted quickly and are demonstrating an urgency to find out.”
Two billion critical infrastructure devices at risk of hacking
Urgent/11 vulnerabilities affects several devices we can find in our daily lives, especially in healthcare. In fact VxWorks is an operating system commonly used in real-time devices like MRI machines and patient monitors. Attacking these kinds of devices can lead to critical impacts like changing the behaviour of those devices and providing wrong information to doctors/patients.