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Australian organisations have been urged to shore-up their cyber defences amid new intelligence warning of heightened state-sponsored cyber threats to critical infrastructure.
A new joint advisory has been issued by key cyber security agencies across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, flagging new risks to critical infrastructure posed by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors.
The advisory was co-issued by the:
Supported by industry members of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, the advisory provides technical details on malicious cyber operations by actors from:
According to the alert, some of these cyber crime groups have recently threatened to conduct cyber operations in retaliation for perceived cyber offensives against Russia or against countries supporting the Ukrainian resistance.
A number of recommendations have been issued to stakeholders at risk of cyber-attack, which include:
“We know that malicious cyber activity is part of the Russian playbook. We also know that the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyber attacks against US critical infrastructure,” CISA director Jen Easterly said.
“[This] cyber security advisory released jointly by CISA and our inter-agency and international partners reinforces the demonstrated threat and capability of Russian state-sponsored and Russian aligned cyber criminal groups to our Homeland.”
Abigail Bradshaw, head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre urged Australian organisations to shore-up their cyber defences.
“Recent intelligence and historic instances of destructive cyber attacks indicate now is the time for organisations to improve their cyber security posture,” she said.
“In particular, critical infrastructure organisations should act now to raise defences, not wait until being attacked.
“The ACSC stands ready to support its critical infrastructure partners in responding to the threats we face – by raising their awareness of the threat, sharing indicators of compromise, and providing technical mitigation advice.”
The joint advisory has also encouraged all organisations to share information about incidents and unusual cyber activity with their respective cyber security authorities.
News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres
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