Top US Energy Companies Frequently Exposed to Critical Security Flaws

Top US energy companies frequently exposed to critical security flaws

A report from security firm SixMap shows that a large number of energy companies use equipment with vulnerabilities that are located on potentially exposed ports.

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Many of America’s largest energy providers are exposed to known and exploitable vulnerabilities, and most security teams may not even see them, according to a new report from SixMap. Researchers assessed the external attack surface of 21 major energy companies, analyzing nearly 40,000 IP addresses and scanning all 65,535 ports per host. The findings paint a picture of persistent risk, blind spots, and outdated tools. In total, the companies had …

Top US Energy Companies Frequently Exposed To Critical Security Flaws - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Dive Brief: More than 20 of the United States’ top energy companies are vulnerable to cyberattacks because they use equipment with serious vulnerabilities, the security firm SixMap said in a report released Tuesday. SixMap detected more than 5,750 vulnerabilities on the networks of 21 U.S. energy providers, with two-thirds of those vulnerabilities defined as high-severity or critical-severity vulnerabilities, according to the report. Of the tot…