BRUTAL KANGAROO AND WANNACRYOne of the hottest sectors and arguably the most important.
Cyber Security is paramount in the virtual worldz
This increase in odds I’m referring to is a result of a growing number of incidents like the WannaCry ransomware attackthat affected production at automotive manufacturers Nissan, Honda and Renault as well as PetroChina. Then there was the NotPetya malware that, though targeted at Ukrainian and Russian power, transportation and communication operations, also affected Merck and Mondelez International in the U.S. More recently there was the WikiLeaks revelation about a malware known as Brutal Kangaroo. The WikiLeaks information on Brutal Kangaroo claim it was developed by the CIA to specifically target air-gapped networks. The site Security Affairs reports that “Brutal Kangaroo is a tool suite for Microsoft Windows that targets closed networks by air gap jumping usingthumb drives. Brutal Kangaroo components create a custom covert network within the target closed network and providing functionality for executing surveys, directory listings and arbitrary executables.” Industrial Cybersecurity Explosion Automation World - 5 hours ago