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Communications Backdoor in Chinese Power Inverters

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backdoors, china, infrastructure, power, Security technology, Uncategorized

This is a weird story: U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said. […] Over the past nine months, undocumented communication devices, including cellular radios, have … Read More “Communications Backdoor in Chinese Power Inverters” »

Maybe the Phone System Surveillance Vulnerabilities Will Be Fixed

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infrastructure, phones, protocols, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

It seems that the FCC might be fixing the vulnerabilities in SS7 and the Diameter protocol: On March 27 the commission asked telecommunications providers to weigh in and detail what they are doing to prevent SS7 and Diameter vulnerabilities from being misused to track consumers’ locations. The FCC has also asked carriers to detail any … Read More “Maybe the Phone System Surveillance Vulnerabilities Will Be Fixed” »

EPA Won’t Force Water Utilities to Audit Their Cybersecurity

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cybersecurity, infrastructure, national security policy, Security technology, Uncategorized, utilities

The industry pushed back: Despite the EPA’s willingness to provide training and technical support to help states and public water system organizations implement cybersecurity surveys, the move garnered opposition from both GOP state attorneys and trade groups. Republican state attorneys that were against the new proposed policies said that the call for new inspections could … Read More “EPA Won’t Force Water Utilities to Audit Their Cybersecurity” »

Hacking Gas Pumps via Bluetooth

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bluetooth, cars, hacking, infrastructure, Security technology, Uncategorized

Turns out pumps at gas stations are controlled via Bluetooth, and that the connections are insecure. No details in the article, but it seems that it’s easy to take control of the pump and have it dispense gas without requiring payment. It’s a complicated crime to monetize, though. You need to sell access to the … Read More “Hacking Gas Pumps via Bluetooth” »

December’s Reimagining Democracy Workshop

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artificial intelligence, essays, infrastructure, Security technology, Uncategorized, voting

Imagine that we’ve all—all of us, all of society—landed on some alien planet, and we have to form a government: clean slate. We don’t have any legacy systems from the US or any other country. We don’t have any special or unique interests to perturb our thinking. How would we govern ourselves? It’s unlikely that … Read More “December’s Reimagining Democracy Workshop” »

White House Announces AI Cybersecurity Challenge

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artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, darpa, infrastructure, Security technology, Uncategorized

At Black Hat last week, the White House announced an AI Cyber Challenge. Gizmodo reports: The new AI cyber challenge (which is being abbreviated “AIxCC”) will have a number of different phases. Interested would-be competitors can now submit their proposals to the Small Business Innovation Research program for evaluation and, eventually, selected teams will participate … Read More “White House Announces AI Cybersecurity Challenge” »

Backdoor in TETRA Police Radios

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backdoors, cryptography, eavesdropping, encryption, infrastructure, law enforcement, police, radio, Security technology, Uncategorized

Seems that there is a deliberate backdoor in the twenty-year-old TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA) standard used by police forces around the world. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an organization that standardizes technologies across the industry, first created TETRA in 1995. Since then, TETRA has been used in products, including radios, sold by Motorola, Airbus, … Read More “Backdoor in TETRA Police Radios” »

PIPEDREAM Malware against Industrial Control Systems

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advanced persistent threats, cybersecurity, infrastructure, malware, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

Another nation-state malware, Russian in origin: In the early stages of the war in Ukraine in 2022, PIPEDREAM, a known malware was quietly on the brink of wiping out a handful of critical U.S. electric and liquid natural gas sites. PIPEDREAM is an attack toolkit with unmatched and unprecedented capabilities developed for use against industrial … Read More “PIPEDREAM Malware against Industrial Control Systems” »

Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine

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cyberattack, cyberwar, defense, infrastructure, reports, russia, Security technology, ukraine, Uncategorized

The Aspen Institute has published a good analysis of the successes, failures, and absences of cyberattacks as part of the current war in Ukraine: “The Cyber Defense Assistance Imperative ­ Lessons from Ukraine.” Its conclusion: Cyber defense assistance in Ukraine is working. The Ukrainian government and Ukrainian critical infrastructure organizations have better defended themselves and … Read More “Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine” »