It Starts With a Simple Question
Today, a family friend asked me, “Is it okay if I email a copy of my passport to this small business? They need it for registration.” A few weeks ago, …
Packt Publishing Ltd: Book Release by Durgesh Kalya – July 2025 Pre Order Available Now.
Originally intended as a personal documentation of my knowledge and research on the often-overlooked yet vital area of incident management, this book has grown into a comprehensive resource aimed at …
iSMG – govinfosecurity.com on Robust Incident Management for Critical Infrastructure
Ensuring the security of critical infrastructure necessitates managing both legacy systems and emerging cyberthreats. Durgesh Kalya, an OT network security expert at Covestro LLC, emphasized the necessity of integrating the incident command system—initially developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security—with industrial automation systems. This integration promotes active participation and collaboration among industry stakeholders.
“Essentially, everyone is a cybersecurity engineer because they work on computer systems. It’s not possible to update software on hardware that is decades old; modern hardware and equipment are required,” Kalya explained.
In an interview at the Cyber Security for Critical Assets USA Summit, Kalya also addressed the importance of robust incident management frameworks, collaboration between organizations and ICS vendors, and the need for understanding and segmenting systems to mitigate ransomware risks.
Don’t pay that Ransom yet. Call OFAC first.
Who is OFAC? What is the deal here? You will learn all of that in a minute. But first, let us focus on this word Ransom, what is it? Paying …
The Social Engineering Case of the Twitter Hack
This is a brief coverage on the Twitter Attack that took place in July of 2020.