Prioritisation & Decision Making in Critical Infrastructure Defence

10/14/24 • 36 min

Joe Slowik, ATT&CK CTI Lead at MITRE, joins the latest episode of the mnemonic security podcast to share his insights on the complexities of securing critical infrastructure. With a background in cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and detection engineering, Joe discusses with Robby the challenge of defining and prioritising what's truly "critical" in a landscape where every sector claims importance.

They explore the difficulty in distributing security investments across industries and the growing need for organisations of all sizes to adopt a mindset of self-defence. Joe also addresses the potential consequences of large-scale cyberattacks, such as those by Volt Typhoon, emphasising the need for coordinated incident response and leadership during crisis scenarios. He concludes with a strong call for resilience and highlights the vital role CEOs play in ensuring organisational preparedness.

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KraftCERT Threat Assessment 2024

KraftCERT trusselvurdering 2024 | In Norwegian only
In this episode, Robby is joined by Espen Endal and Bjørn Tore Hellesøy from KraftCERT/InfraCERT - the Norwegian CERT for the energy and petroleum sectors.

The trio discuss the Threat Assessment report recently published by KraftCERT/InfraCERT, and the unique challenges the Norwegian energy sectors are facing. They touch into topics such as threat evaluation, insider threats, countermeasures, and the importance of maintaining robust security practices despite evolving digital landscapes.

The conversation emphasises the contextualization of national threat assessments to be practical for energy production companies, stressing the balance between emerging technologies like AI and Digital Twins and their associated risks.

The Threat Assessment 2024 report is available at: https://www.kraftcert.no/filer/KraftCERT-ThreatAssessment2024.pdf

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Infostealers

In this new episode of the mnemonic security podcast, Robby Peralta is joined by Leonid Rozenberg, a cybersecurity expert and dark web researcher at Hudson Rock, to discuss infostealers. Rozenberg provides a brief history of infostealers, which began with Zeus in 2007, a malware initially designed to steal only banking information. Today, infostealers have evolved to capture all types of personal and sensitive data, including passwords, cookies, and cryptocurrency information. Infostealer malware can be bought on the dark web as a turnkey solution, or "mass malware as a service," for as little as $99 per month.

Rozenberg emphasises the importance of cybersecurity education and debunks common misconceptions about antivirus protection, complex passwords, and multi-factor authentication. He also highlights the ongoing threat of infostealers and their adaptability in bypassing security measures.

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