Critical Infrastructure

Reappearance of ‘Backdoors’ in International Wireless Encryption Algorithms

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Reappearance of 'Backdoors' in International Wireless Encryption Algorithms

In 1995, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released the TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) standard, which has been widely used by police, military, and critical infrastructure agencies in various countries around the world. However, researchers discovered in 2023 that the encryption algorithms within the TETRA standard (such as TEA1) have serious vulnerabilities that could be … Read more

From Ukraine Power Grid to German Steel Plant: Five Real Cases of Attacking Industrial Control Systems

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From Ukraine Power Grid to German Steel Plant: Five Real Cases of Attacking Industrial Control Systems

70% of IT and operational technology professionals are concerned that cyber attacks could cause physical damage to computer and industrial systems, which not only requires significant financial resources for disaster recovery but can also threaten lives in severe cases. In March of this year, U.S. agencies warned that Russian government entities were conducting extensive attack … Read more