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Comment from Tenable on the Cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline

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Marty Edwards, VP of OT security, Tenable

“Cyberattacks are a real and present danger to critical infrastructure around the world and, by extension, every single consumer. If reports are accurate, the Colonial Pipeline incident has all of the markings of a possible ransomware attack that began in the IT environment and, out of precaution, forced the operator to shut down operations. “Ransomware […]

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Comment from Tenable on BadAlloc flaws

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Marty Edwards, VP of OT security, Tenable

Microsoft disclosed more than 25 critical memory allocation vulnerabilities in OT and IoT devices that could enable an attacker to bypass security controls and execute malicious code or cause a system to crash in industrial, medical, and enterprise networks. “Vulnerabilities such as the BadAlloc flaws underscore the need for critical infrastructure and manufacturing organisations to […]