ThreatGEN Increases Cybersecurity Student Engagement Aligned with Key Learning Objectives
| cybersecurity, cybersecurity training, learning objectives
ThreatGEN® Red vs. Blue provides a mapping to Bloom’s Taxonomy for student learning objectives.
Achieving a Stronger Cybersecurity Workforce
Despite a skills shortage in the cybersecurity industry, simply having a college degree is no longer enough. It’s still a competitive industry and employers are looking for candidates that are well qualified. Students need an educational program that prepares them for real-world cybersecurity and a successful career path. Unfortunately, traditional training methods just might not make the grade any longer. So, how do educators provide students with a solid cybersecurity foundation and set them up for success in the real world?
OT Cyber Risk Management – You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
| cybersecurity, OT, riskmanagement
The 3 Most Common Problems That Nearly ALL Cyber Risk Management Programs Have, and How to Solve Them In this article, I will discuss the 3 most common mistakes people still make when assessing and addressing OT cyber risk management (hint: most of you are still doing it backwards), and ways that you can make…
Florida Water Treatment Plant Attack
| cybersecurity, Florida water treatment plant attack, IDMZ, industrial cybersecurity, Industrial DMZ
Since there are plenty of threat monitoring sources throughout our industry, we thought it best not to repeat those concerning the Florida water treatment plant attack. ThreatGEN believes it is worthwhile to have a lessons learned after the the dust settles though. The reason we didn’t release immediately after the event, like everyone else, is…
CTF – “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
| CTF, cybersecurity, cybersecuritytraining, ThreatGEN, ThreatGEN® Red vs. Blue
Capture the flag (CTF) competitions are played in the cybersecurity community all over the world. What is its history? What are we missing?
What Could the SolarWinds Attack Mean for OT?
| cybersecurity, industrialcybersecurity, Orion platform, solarwinds
Jonathan Bundy reviews the SUNBURST malware attack on SolarWinds clients.
Gamification vs. Games
| games, gamification, training
ThreatGEN’s Aaron Shbeeb delves into the differences between games and gamification as well as defining good gamification attributes.
Lies, Damned Lies, and Cybersecurity Statistics
| cybersecurity, cybsrecuritystatistics, gamification, ThreatGEN® Red vs. Blue
ThreatGEN brings together multiples sources for its list of cybersecurity statistics, their sources, and some of our own.
OT/ICS Cybersecurity Kill Chain video released
| kill chain, Pascal Ackerman, Red vs. Blue
In this video, Pascal Ackerman demonstrates an OT/ICS cybersecurity attack on a control system, from start to finish, through the entire ICS Cybersecurity Kill Chain. While this is an in-depth technical demo, no technical experience or knowledge is required to understand it.
Checking for ICS Internet Exposure Using Shodan.io
| ICS, Shodan.io
Pascal Ackerman takes the reader through the process of performing an internet exposure check for your ICS.