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NVIDIA, Akamai, Siemens & More: The Secret AI Alliance Defending Critical Infrastructure

24 Feb 2026 news 🌍 North America

NVIDIA’s new alliance with Akamai, Forescout, Siemens, and other cyber leaders is quietly embedding AI and zero trust security into the world’s most critical infrastructure. Explore how this coalition is raising the bar for industrial cybersecurity.

#NVIDIA | #Cybersecurity | #Operational Technology

Shadow Networks: Attackers Embed in Critical Infrastructure Months Before Striking

20 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

Sophisticated attackers are quietly embedding themselves in industrial and energy networks months in advance, setting the stage for potentially catastrophic disruptions. Team Cymru and recent real-world incidents highlight the urgent need for intelligence-driven, proactive defense in critical infrastructure.

#Cybersecurity | #Critical Infrastructure | #Operational Technology

🏴‍☠️ Invisible Outages: Ransomware’s Industrial Blitz Leaves IT Myths in the Dust

18 Feb 2026 news

A surge in ransomware attacks during 2025 revealed that critical industrial operations, not just IT, are under siege. Misclassification, poor OT visibility, and basic security lapses have left factories and infrastructure vulnerable to prolonged outages, as attackers shift tactics from mere data theft to operational disruption.

#Ransomware | #Operational Technology | #Industrial Cyberattacks

Industrial Cyber Heists: How New Threat Groups Are Targeting Real-World Operations

18 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

Dragos has identified three new operational technology (OT) threat groups—Azurite, Pyroxene, and Sylvanite—marking a dangerous shift from reconnaissance to potential sabotage of industrial systems. As attackers target critical infrastructure worldwide, the race is on to secure the machines that keep our world running.

#Industrial Cybersecurity | #Operational Technology | #Cyber Threats

Industrial Saboteurs: How Hackers Target the Machinery of Modern Industry

18 Feb 2026 news

Dragos’s latest annual report exposes a dramatic shift: cyber attackers are no longer just breaching networks—they’re learning to control and disrupt the very machinery that powers industry.

#Cybersecurity | #Ransomware | #Operational Technology

Invisible Fault Lines: The Unseen Catastrophe of OT Vulnerabilities and Insurance Blind Spots

16 Feb 2026 news

Operational Technology vulnerabilities are no longer just IT headaches—they're ticking time bombs for physical disaster. As insurers scramble to catch up, critical infrastructure faces unprecedented risks from flaws hidden in plain sight.

#Operational Technology | #Cyber Risk | #Insurance Market

CISA Slashes Missions Amid Crisis: Cybersecurity Agency Refocuses on Critical Infrastructure

16 Feb 2026 news 🌍 North America

CISA is dramatically cutting missions and narrowing its focus on critical infrastructure security as workforce losses and political demands reshape America's cyber defense strategy.

#CISA | #Cybersecurity | #Operational Technology

Underground Conferences Are Transforming Industrial Cybersecurity

15 Feb 2026 news

Practitioner-driven forums like S4x26 and BSides ICS are turning industrial cybersecurity from theory to consequence, with candid exchanges and ground-truth problem-solving at their core.

#Industrial Cybersecurity | #Operational Technology | #AI Automation

Sabotage at the Edge: CISA Warns After Poland Energy Cyberattack

12 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

A sophisticated cyberattack on Poland's energy grid damaged critical control systems and wiped operator data, exposing vulnerabilities in OT infrastructure worldwide and prompting urgent warnings from CISA and global cyber defenders.

#Poland energy hack | #cyberattack | #operational technology

Industrial Intruders: How 'Living-off-the-Plant' Tactics Threaten Critical Infrastructure

10 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Europe

Hackers are evolving, learning to weaponize factories’ own systems against them with 'living-off-the-plant' attacks. Experts warn that as attackers grow more familiar with industrial technology, the risk of subtle, devastating sabotage is rising.

#Cybersecurity | #Operational Technology | #Industrial Attacks