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Although discussing the military activities currently taking place in Iran runs the risk or bringing up polarizing political views, the cybersecurity realities simply can’t be ignored. And they absolutely have to be discussed. 

One of these realities is that Iran has a legacy of supporting organizations involved with cyberattacks on networks, infrastructure and companies in Israel and the United States. Companies that utilize industrial control systems. Companies like yours. 

In light of current events, there is absolutely no question that these groups will escalate their efforts. Although the bombs are falling thousands of miles beyond U.S. borders, know that U.S. manufacturing is a primary target. 

Historically, many of the groups carrying out these types of cyberattacks were hacktivists or outliers, operating independent of any government or country. They followed their own agenda in realizing personal or political goals. 

However, as highlighted by the war in Ukraine, these groups have begun to pick sides. They’re embracing financial support from nation states and successfully executing attacks meant to shut down, steal data, extort money and/or disrupt critical production or infrastructure operations – regardless of size, sector or location. 

Thankfully, there are also guys like our guest for today’s episode. JP Castellanos is the Director of Threat Intelligence at Binary Defense. Watch/listen as he discusses:

• The evolving hacktivist community and what recent events could mean for industrial cybersecurity.
• How manufacturers can prepare and respond to an inevitable uptick in attacks.
• How IT/OT silos perpetuate these attacks and make manufacturing a more lucrative and appealing target.
• The motives and operational strategies of state-sponsored Iranian hacker groups.
• The soft spots in your defenses that these groups take advantage of in targeting the industrial sector.
• The simple solutions that can have far-reaching and extremely positive impacts on your defenses.

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If you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you’d like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at jeff@ien.com.