Critical Infrastructure Security

Robust space system cybersecurity increasingly important

Bolstering space system cybersecurity should be prioritized amid the increasing dependence of critical infrastructure sectors on satellite communications, according to CyberScoop. "Agriculture, for example, absolutely depends on space systems. We use space systems to navigate not just your truck to your supermarket, but also to get your harvester to the square in the field that you want it to cultivate," said Aerospace Corp. Fellow and Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center Board of Directors Vice Chair Sam Visner, who noted that supply chain security should be increasingly considered amid the space industry's growing privatization. While the cybersecurity of space systems has not been top of mind, the significant cyberattack against U.S. satellite internet service provider Viasat during the Russia-Ukraine war has prompted cybersecurity officials around the world to consider its importance, with the Cyberspace Solarium Commission seeking a critical infrastructure designation for space systems and global experts advancing the adoption of secure-by-design principles in new systems.

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Details on 2021 Chemonics hack remain scant

International development firm Chemonics, which mainly caters to the United States Agency of International Development, has not yet provided more extensive information regarding a cyberattack that compromised more than 6,000 individuals initially reported in July 2021, reports FedScoop.

Media, think tank, service spoofing conducted in APT42 cyberespionage operations

Iranian state-backed hacking operation APT42 — also known as Mint Sandstorm, Mint Phosphorous, Charming Kitten, and TA453 — has spoofed major news organizations, including The Washington Post, think tanks, such as the McCain Institute, and internet services, such as Gmail, YouTube, and Google Drive, as part of cyberespionage campaigns against journalists and human rights activists, reports CyberScoop.

Feds warn of new Kimsuky phishing attack techniques

The U.S. State Department, National Security Agency, and the FBI have issued a joint advisory warning organizations across the country, especially educational entities, non-profits, and think tanks, regarding the increasingly advanced phishing techniques leveraged by North Korean state-backed hacking group Kimsuky, also known as APT43, Emerald Sleet, and Velvet Chollima, Nextgov reports.

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