Regarding potential attacks on energy, food, and water infrastructure, the threat is quite real. Someone is currently probing infra and feeling it out, it is an active threat. Even a little preparation can be helpful, just in case. This comes from the joint cybersecurity advisory released by the NSA and partner agencies on August 19: 'The threat actors are conducting reconnaissance and capability development against U.S.-based Siemens PLC installations using Al-generated exploitation scripts disguised as legitimate monitoring tools. The actors leverage Internet scanning services to find Internet-exposed PLCs running outdated software or that are otherwise poorly protected. The U.S. critical infrastructure sectors most targeted by this threat activity include Critical Manufacturing,…Read original on X
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Vercel has proactively rolled out Firewall-level mitigations for today's Node.js RCE vulnerability, in advance of the official patch release. All traffic for all deployments is automatically protected. We're actively monitoring and rolling out managed runtime upgrades.Read original on X
lots of security issues, cyberattacks, and hacks this week 🫠 copy this prompt to figure out whats at risk: - go through my email and find all the services i’ve signed up for (including the ones i forgot about) - use @-Browser or @-Computer to look through my connected apps and projects for old keys, unused integrations, and anything that could expose my data - check my AI data. old connectors i don’t need anymore - check my repos for vulnerable dependencies - put it all in a google sheet i can comment on, with what’s at risk, how urgent it is, and what i should doRead original on X
Do php and nodejs now? Cybersecurity moving to top issue in crazy world Gonna buy more ammo and chickensRead original on X
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US agencies warn hackers are probing energy and water systems
US agencies warn hackers are probing energy and water systems
US agencies warn hackers are probing energy and water systems
US and partner agencies warn hackers are probing energy and water systems
Joint advisory warns hackers are actively probing US energy and water systems
Joint advisory warns of active probes against US energy and water systems
Joint advisory warns of active probes against US energy and water systems
NSA advisory warns of active probes against US energy and water systems
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