Water sector passes, government sector fails attempts to spot and halt simulated CISA attack

Water sector passes, government sector fails attempts to spot and halt simulated CISA attack
CISA’s red-team tests found that a government organization was compromised and failed to respond effectively, while a water-sector organization detected the intrusion and quickly quarantined affected systems. Both organizations still had security gaps, including cloud-risk underestimation, missing Conditional Access for workload identities, and weak token revocation processes. #CISA #OrganizationA #OrganizationB

Keypoints

  • CISA tested two organizations in the government and water sectors.
  • The government organization was breached and did not respond effectively.
  • The water organization detected the attack and quarantined systems quickly.
  • Phishing and spearphishing were used to gain initial access.
  • Both organizations had cloud security and token-management weaknesses.

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