The sophisticated cyber espionage campaign operated by Iranian state-sponsored group APT34 has expanded its operational focus from governmental entities to include financial institutions and telecommunication providers across the Middle East. It utilizes new malware variants through spear-phishing emails to evade conventional security measures and targets the critical infrastructure sectors. To counteract the malware, monitoring for indicators of compromise and behavioural analysis defences are encouraged.
Using risk mapping to improve healthcare cybersecurity
The Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) cybersecurity working group is to map critical dependencies and identify vulnerabilities to safeguard the healthcare sector from cyber attacks.
