What I'm Reading 3/5/2023 - Power Grid Attacks Edition

 Why the US Power Grid is Under Attack 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NEfl5rtWo

Attacking the grid

https://theweek.com/crime-and-punishment/1021282/attacking-the-grid

Physical attacks on power grid rose by 71% last year, compared to 2021

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/physical-attacks-on-power-grid-rose-by-71-last-year-compared-to-2021/

The Energy Department’s Puesh Kumar on grid hacking, Ukraine and Pipedream malware

https://cyberscoop.com/puesh-kumar-energy-cybersecurity/

S.O.S for the U.S. Electric Grid

https://www.wsj.com/articles/s-o-s-for-the-u-s-electric-grid-pjm-interconnection-blackout-supply-renewables-subsidy-report-fossil-fuel-4cbdd56e

Biden administration wants to hold companies liable for bad cybersecurity

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/biden-administration-wants-to-hold-companies-liable-for-bad-cybersecurity/

--National Cybersecurity Strategy March 2023

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf

Industry Experts Analyze US National Cybersecurity Strategy

https://www.securityweek.com/feedback-friday-industry-reactions-to-us-national-cybersecurity-strategy/

How to Do a Dopamine Reset

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/habits/how-to-do-a-dopamine-reset/

CISA Red Team Shares Key Findings to Improve Monitoring and Hardening of Networks

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/02/28/cisa-red-team-shares-key-findings-improve-monitoring-and-hardening-networks

Well-funded security systems fail to prevent cyberattacks in US and Europe: Report

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3688918/well-funded-security-systems-fail-to-prevent-cyberattacks-in-us-and-europe-report.html#tk.rss_all

Hacked home computer of engineer led to second LastPass data breach

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3688922/hacked-home-computer-of-engineer-led-to-second-lastpass-data-breach.html#tk.rss_all

CISA director urges tech sector to stop shipping unsafe products

https://cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly-secure-by-design/

When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/02/when-low-tech-hacks-cause-high-impact-breaches/

It’s all Gone Critical (Infrastructure)

https://www.forcepoint.com/blog/x-labs/all-gone-critical-infrastructure

US Electric Cooperative Association Launches Commercial OT Security Solution

https://www.securityweek.com/us-electric-cooperative-association-launches-commercial-ot-security-solution/?mc_cid=885aee189f&mc_eid=UNIQID

Netflix fights attempt to make streaming firms pay for ISP network upgrades

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/netflix-fights-attempt-to-make-streaming-firms-pay-for-isp-network-upgrades/

Unpatched old vulnerabilities continue to be exploited: Report

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3689808/unpatched-old-vulnerabilities-continue-to-be-exploited-report.html#tk.rss_all

It's official: BlackLotus malware can bypass Secure Boot on Windows machines

https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/01/blacklotus_malware_eset/

30 Days Of Python

https://github.com/Asabeneh/30-Days-Of-Python/blob/master/readme.md

I quitted Infosec and I couldn't be happier.

http://paulsec.github.io/posts/i-quitted-infosec/