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Last December the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, issued an advisory warning manufacturers, operators of critical infrastructure, and really anybody associated with industrial control systems about the threats being presented by pro-Russian hacktivist groups.

The advisory, issued in conjunction with numerous federal and international agencies, called out groups like the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn (CARR), Z-Pentest, NoName057 and Sector16 for taking advantage of insecure connection points and other vulnerabilities that allowed these state-sponsored actors to infiltrate, shut down, and ransom their targets in the United States.

Historically, many manufacturers would find it hard to believe that their mid-size business in the heartland of America would be on the radar of foreign terrorist groups, but as our guest for today’s episode explains, that is exactly the case.

Will Dixon is a senior executive of Government & Law Enforcement at Intel 471 – a leading authority on the OT threat landscape. Watch/listen as he explains:

• How these group’s initial plans to disrupt water treatment and other critical infrastructure has evolved into the strategic targeting of the U.S. manufacturing sector.
• Why hacktivist no longer applies to these "strategically aligned state groups."
• Why AI will not be as impactful for either side as many think.
• How these groups are part of Russia's bigger plans against the West.
• The important role vendors and suppliers can play in establishing cyber defenses.
• The ongoing challenges of breaking down IT-OT silos, and how hackers are using this dynamic against you.

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