Ind.Cyber.Sec Letters is a collection of studies and analyses of incidents in the field of industrial cybersecurity.
Ind.Cyber.Sec Letters is an initiative linked to university extension/outreach projects coordinated by Prof. Dr. Luiz F. Freitas-Gutierres and conducted at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), in partnership with external institutions:
- [UFSM & City Hall of Mata] [PHISHING001] Strategies for Phishing Attack Prevention and Response: A Training and Simulation Approach (061488).
- [UFSM & CERTAJA] [PHISHING003] Strategies for Phishing Attack Prevention and Response: A Training and Simulation Approach (062423).
All issues:
- 2025 - Volume 02
- Issue 01: Data Breach at Spanish Water Utility Compromises Sensitive Information.
- Issue 02: Insights from Waterfall-ICS STRIVE Threat Reports and the Cyber Sabotage at Iranian Steel Plants in 2022.
- Issue 03: Understanding Insider Threats.
- CTI-Brief 01: Your Personal Data and Official Documents Might Be for Sale on the Dark Web - And You Don't Even Know It.
- CTI-Brief 02: Number of Leaked Accounts on the Dark and Deep Web Using the Top 5 Most Common Passwords in Brazil.
- CTI-Brief 03: CyberAv3ngers: Profiling Operational Technology Threat Actors Using StealthMole's Platform.
- CTI-Brief 04: Notes on FunkSec and an Affiliated Threat Actor.
- CTI-Brief 05: Profiling a Threat Actor Linked to Recent Cyber Incidents in Nepal.
- 2024 - Volume 01
- Issue 01: Threat Actors Continue to Exploit OT/ICS through Unsophisticated Means.
- Issue 02: OpenAI Identifies Threat Actors Using Its AI Models Against Operational Technologies.
- Issue 03: Financial Impacts of Ransomware Can Reach Up to US$1 Million in Critical Infrastructure.
- Issue 04: Weak Passwords and Poor Security Practices Persist After Six Years of NordPass Research.
- Issue 05: The State of ICS/OT Cybersecurity in 2024 According to the SANS Institute.