All posts tagged "SCADA"

Cyberwarfare

A company that supplies remote administration and monitoring tools to the energy sector has warned customers it was a victim of sophisticated advanced persistent...

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nCircle, a provider of information risk and security performance management solutions, today announced that it has expanded its coverage for the SCADA systems and...

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Securing SCADA Endpoints Using the 3x3 Security Model

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SCADA Networks are the Most Unprotected Networks of All and Now Attackers Have Them in Their Sights.

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ICS-CERT, the section of U.S. CERT that deals with Industrial Control Systems, is issuing an advisory after a researcher exposed four separate flaws within...

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By Identifying Areas of High Risk Across the Entire Infrastructure, Countermeasures Can be Implemented Where They’re Needed Most.

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Defending Against Insider Threats in SCADA Environments Using Context and Correlation[Read Previous Column: "SCADA Mischief Episode 1: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Worms"...

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In response to the increase in attacks on industrial control systems that power utilities, industries and critical infrastructure systems, Norway-based Norman ASA is launching...

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On Thursday, Rapid7 announced that a new Metasploit module, designed to target the GE D20 PLC, was ready for use. The SCADA focused addition...

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It’s almost inevitable that a discussion about industrial control system cyber security will touch on a few touchy topics: the ‘air gap’ myth; the...

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Siemens has announced plans to patch a number of critical vulnerabilities in its SCADA software after a researcher accused the company of trying to...

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DHS Downplays SCADA Breach That Destroyed Pump at Water Utility, Saying No Credible Corroborated Data at This Time

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Stuxnet Showed that Control Systems are Strategic Targets of Larger Powers and That the Consequences can be Extremely Critical.

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Since the discovery of Stuxnet in 2010, there has been a bit of a bull’s eye on the software used to run industrial control...

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Industrial Protocols Can be Dangerous, and Should Never be Trusted.

Black Hat

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You’ve Heard the the Catchphrases and Acronyms Surrounding Industrial Network Security, So What Do They All Mean?

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WatchGuard Technologies today announced that it has added SCADA Signatures to its next-generation firewalls and UTMs with Application Control. The SCADA (supervisory control and...

Funding/M&A

GE today announced the acquisition of Australia-based data migration and SCADA simulation specialists, Opal Software. Opal Software supplies professional engineering services and SCADA and...