Following the recent annoucement of the partnership between Awen and Siemens, and whilst we work towards various routes to market in collaboration with them, we have also been busy integrating Dot into Siemens’ hardware offerings.
Petya or NotPetya, That is the Question
On the 27th June 2017 a wide scale cyber attack Occurred. Encrypting devices throughout 80 companies to a point beyond repair, the White House estimated the attack resulted in $10 billion worth of damages worldwide. 80% of computers infected belonged to Ukrainian organisations, their partnering companies or organisations with offices networked there.The malware spread through M.E.Doc, accounting software used heavily across Ukraine. Cyber experts noted that although being more severe and widespread, the attacks shared code with previously identified piece of malware Petya, prompting them to name this new piece “NotPetya”
Wannacry - 5 Years Later
On the 12th of May 2017 a global malware attack was identified. Targeting Windows computers all over the world, it would encrypt a user’s data and demand a ransom payment in Bitcoin. Wannacry, as the malware became known, was one of the worst recorded cyber attacks on record. Within a day the ransomware was reported to have infected over 230 thousand computers in over 150 countries…
NHS 111 Cyber Attack - 4th August 2022
Predatory Sparrow Hacker Group claim Iranian Steel Cyber Attack
On the 27th of June 2022, three state owned industrial steel companies’ (Khuzenstan, Moborakeh and Hormozgan) mills were the targets of a cyber attack, the worst hit mill having production brought to a complete halt. Khuzenstan claimed that security measures, alongside a rapid and vigilant response, meant the damage dealt to the production line was minimal.
Awen launches Siemens partnership at #Transform2022
Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th July 2022, a few members of #TeamAwen attended Transform 2022 - a Siemens event focused on transforming industrial sectors in the UK & Ireland, and wider Europe. We were there to engage with the industrial community with an invitation from Siemens. Our goal was to officially launch and celebrate the new collaborative partnership between Awen Collective and Siemens, which begins with a consortium to help improve cyber security within industrial SMEs. We launched our press release on this on the 8th July 2022, and this news has been appearing in publications.
The Undeclared War: Gripping cyber security series on Channel 4
Green energy is not immune to cyber attack : Nordex
On Thursday 31st March 2022, a large manufacturer of wind turbines, The Nordex Group, discovered a cyber security incident on their infrastructure. Conti, the hacking group, has since claimed responsibility for the incident, which indicates that this was a ransomware based attack.