ICS/SCADA
Organizations are advancing their efforts, investing in OT cybersecurity programs
ICS cybersecurity threats remain high and present evolving challenges, a new SANS report reveals. However, since the last SANS OT/ICS report released in 2017, a growing …
Industrial cybersecurity strategies need a radical rethink and should be built from the ground up
The paradigm shift brought forth by Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is significantly enhancing the digital and connectivity capabilities of …
Cyber espionage and sabotage attacks pose an increasing threat to the energy industry
Malicious actors are targeting critical infrastructure (CNI) sites and energy distribution facilities exponentially. Interconnected systems in the energy industry increase …
TRITON attackers detected at another critical infrastructure facility
The attackers who were first spotted wielding the custom TRITON framework have targeted another critical infrastructure facility, FireEye researchers have revealed on …
90% of OT organizations are cyberattack victims, yet visibility into OT systems is still limited
90% of OT organizations stated their environments had been damaged by at least one cyberattack over the past two years, with 62% experiencing two or more attacks. These are …
Main threat source to industrial computers? Mass-distributed malware
Malicious cyber activities on Industrial Control System (ICS) computers are considered an extremely dangerous threat as they could potentially cause material losses and …
Denial of Service vulnerability discovered in Triconex TriStation Software Suite Emulator
Applied Risk ICS Security Consultant Tom Westenberg discovered a DoS vulnerability in an emulated version of the Triconex TriStation Software Suite. Triconex is a Schneider …
Exploitation of vulnerabilities in Moxa industrial switches could disrupt communication between ICS components
Positive Technologies experts Ivan Boyko, Vyacheslav Moskvin, and Sergey Fedonin have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Moxa industrial switches in the EDS-405A, …
Rockwell Automation industrial energy meter vulnerable to public exploits
A low-skilled, remote attacker could use publicly available exploits to gain access to and mess with a power monitor by Rockwell Automation that is used by energy companies …
A new taxonomy for SCADA attacks
Attacks aimed at SCADA networks are still much rarer than those targeting IT networks, but the number is slowly rising. And, according to Radiflow CTO Yehonatan Kfir, …
Strategies for expertly protecting industrial control systems
Andrew Ginter is the Vice President of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security Solutions. We sat down with him to learn more about his new book, Secure Operations …
Best practice methodology for industrial network security: SEC-OT
Secure Operations Technology (SEC-OT) is a methodology and collection of best practices inspired by a decade of experience working with secure industrial sites. The SEC-OT …
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