The oil and gas industry is one of the most powerful financial sectors in the world, critical to global and national economies. Therefore, this industry is a valuable target for adversaries seeking to exploit Industrial Control Systems (ICS) vulnerabilities. As the recent increase in attacks against ICS demonstrates, adversaries with a…
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What’s it like to measure and optimize global security operations centers (SOCs)? Measuring a SOC is a bit like the operating the performance of a machine or a factory. It’s incredibly important to monitor and measure the performance of every component and how it all works together. We do this…
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Human history is full of examples of encryption playing pivotal roles in war, competition and transitions of power. Throughout recorded time, people have employed encryption as a tactical tool to keep information private. That data could involve military campaigns, plots to overthrow political leaders or political dealings. In some cases, the…
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Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasing in size, frequency and duration. Kaspersky Lab reported a doubling of DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, plus an 80% jump compared with the same quarter last year. Kaspersky also found that DDoS…
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