In case the tally didn’t seem large enough already, you can now add the Port of Houston to the ever-growing list of businesses and organizations that find themselves targeted for a cyberattack. This time, however, there’s a bright side.
While many organizations announce that they were attacked, detailing data loss, loss of network access, and other terrible consequences, the Port of Houston was happy to announce that they had successfully fended off their potential cyberattack. The Port said in a statement that, in August, they followed their Facilities Security Plan, which came from the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), and that procedure prevented any impact to their systems.
As it turns out, the hackers had attempted to enter the Port of Houston’s network by exploiting ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus, a password management service. Had the hackers been successful, they would have infiltrated the networks of one of the country’s busiest ports; that port supports $801.9 billion in economic activity throughout the United States.
