Secolve Update: October 2024

It's getting to that very busy time of the year!???

This month we were honoured to have made it onto the CRN Fast50 companies. It's a testament to our team, clients, partners and hard work over the last four years. We are excited for what's ahead.??

We are looking forward to our 3rd Melbourne OT Security Meetup, this event is sponsored by Secure Forte, another Australian company specialising in a platform for end-to-end and proactive management of risks across the critical infrastructure and associated supply chain. This will be a great forum to network with fellow industry peers and people interested in protecting our nation's critical infrastructure.?

OT-SAT, our OT security awareness training platform, is going from strength to strength with a lot of exciting new content, features, and animations to be released over the coming month. Get in touch for a demo to see how OT-SAT can help lift your organisation's OT security awareness.??

This upcoming month is also the start of many cyber industry events including AISA CyberCon. We look forward to catching up soon!?

? - Belinda??

29 October?

Join us for our upcoming livestream, Strengthening OT Security in the Middle East, as Ahmed Farouk (Co-Founder & Head of Business Development, Invictux) sits down with Laith Shahin (CEO & Founder, Secolve) to talk through OT-SAT, its unique capabilities, and offering that makes it stand out from competitors in the Middle Eastern market.?

12 November?

The NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit will be held in New Plymouth, New Zealand. This in-person event will be showcasing topics relevant to Industrial Control System Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers, ICS/OT Cyber Security Engineers, and IT personnel responsible for cyber security in industrial facilities.?

13 November?

The last of the Critical Infrastructure Security Excellence Workshops will be in Sydney. These in-person events include the latest information and practical advice relating to the protection of Australia’s critical infrastructure through panel discussions and collaborative activities. Register for the Sydney event here.?

14 November?

DISC 2024 Asia-Pacific will be held in Sydney. This in-person exclusive event will share ICS research on threats, malware, incidents, and vulnerabilities conducted by Dragos’s intelligence and threat operations teams. The program is technical, research-oriented, and contains lessons learned from the field.?

21 November?

Our 13th OT Cyber Security Meetup in back in Melbourne. RSVP here and join us for some drinks, nibbles, and networking with fellow industry peers and people interested in protecting our nation's critical infrastructure.??

26-28 November?

AISA CyberCon will be back on in Melbourne to provide business leaders with insights and best practices taught by the industry’s top experts through keynotes, panel sessions and live demonstrations – in person.?

There’s a lot that's happened in the OT security space, this month. Here is a summary of some of the latest news articles and industry news.?

The fifth annual Microsoft Digital Defense Report was published recently, noting blurring lines between nation-state threat actors and cybercriminals, and critical infrastructure as a key target of physical strikes and cyberattacks in modern hybrid conflicts.?

A joint Cybersecurity Advisory warns network defenders of Iranian cyber actors’ use of brute force and other techniques to compromise organisations across multiple critical infrastructure sectors. Read the advisory details and recommended mitigations here.?

American Water, the largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility company, was forced to shut down some of its systems after a cyberattack, this month. This comes not long after another incident that impacted the water treatment facility of Arkansas City, Kansas, which was forced to switch to manual operations after a cyberattack.?