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Dec 06, 2024

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These two articles are just a reminder that some of the most important pieces of our critical infrastructure are also our most vulnerable. There's room in the marketplace for solutions that cater to the underfunded and overworked teams out there - practical solutions that are affordable and easy to implement. (Was that a sales pitch? Yeah, kinda.)

Drinking water systems for 26M Americans face high cybersecurity risks
https://www.scworld.com/news/drinking-water-systems-for-26m-americans-face-high-cybersecurity-risks
USDA, White House launch study to boost cyber resilience of rural water utilities
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/usda-white-house-cyber-rural-water/731875/

This is our CINS Army Brief for November 2024, curating the most interesting cyber news from the previous month.

Phishing Prevention Framework Reduces Incidents by Half
https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/phishing-prevention-framework-reduces-incidents-by-half
Weaponized pen testers are becoming a new hacker staple
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3609550/weaponized-pen-testers-are-becoming-a-new-hacker-staple.html
Gone phishing: The need to create a culture of cybersecurity awareness
https://www.fastcompany.com/91223406/gone-phishing-the-need-to-create-a-culture-of-cybersecurity-awareness
7 reasons security breach sources remain unknown
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3600490/7-reasons-security-breach-sources-remain-unknown.html
Analyzing the supply chain risks behind the top data breaches in 2024
https://www.scmr.com/article/analyzing-the-supply-chain-risks-behind-the-top-data-breaches-in-2024/procurement
NIST publishes timeline for quantum-resistant cryptography, but enterprises must move faster
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3604824/nist-publishes-timeline-for-quantum-resistant-cryptography-but-enterprises-must-move-faster.html
The Rising Cost of Cybersecurity: How Companies Can Effectively Communicate the Value of Protection
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/rising-cost-cybersecurity-how-companies-can-effectively-communicate-value
Five Things The C-Suite Gets Wrong About Cybersecurity
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/11/22/five-things-the-c-suite-gets-wrong-about-cybersecurity/
China's Hacker Army Outshines America
https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-hacker-army-outshines-america-1983864
Empowering The Human Firewall: New Approaches To Cybersecurity Training
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/11/22/empowering-the-human-firewall-new-approaches-to-cybersecurity-training/
So, you don’t have a chief information security officer? 9 signs your company needs one
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3607286/so-you-dont-have-a-chief-information-security-officer-9-signs-your-company-needs-one.html
Grid-interactive efficient building systems need robust cybersecurity measures, DOE says
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-grid-interactive-building-systems-cybersecurity-physical-impacts-federal-facilities/731399/
DARPA tries a simple but profound concept to improve cybersecurity
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/11/darpa-tries-a-simple-but-profound-concept-to-improve-cybersecurity/

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