Microsegmentation for refining safety systems

When the TRITON (aka TRISIS) attack struck three refining sites in the Middle East in November of 2017, it was the first known cyber incident to target safety instrumented systems (SIS), specifically Schneider Electric’s Triconex gear. The consequences… Continue reading Microsegmentation for refining safety systems

Robert M. Lee’s & Jeff Hass’ Little Bobby Comics, ‘Priority’

via the respected information security capabilities of Robert M. Lee & the superlative illustration talents of Jeff Hass at Little Bobby Comics.
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ICS cybersecurity investment should be a priority in protecting operations from disruption

93% of ICS security professionals are concerned about cyberattacks causing operational shutdown or customer-impacting downtime, according to a Tripwire survey. In an effort to prepare against such threats, 77% have made ICS cybersecurity investments ov… Continue reading ICS cybersecurity investment should be a priority in protecting operations from disruption

Robert M. Lee’s & Jeff Hass’ Little Bobby Comics, ‘Doughnuts’

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Urgent11 flaws affect more medical, industrial devices than previously thought

When, in late July, Armis researchers revealed the existence of the so-called Urgent11 vulnerabilities in Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system, they noted that RTOS offerings by other vendors may also be vulnerable. As it turns out, th… Continue reading Urgent11 flaws affect more medical, industrial devices than previously thought

The Standoff: Attackers and defenders to face off in digital metropolis security challenge

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Electrifying: Play-By-Play

via William Knowle’s Infosec News (a security news compilation organization), comes this fascinating North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report document (expertly presented by E&ENews Reporter Blake Sobczak) – ostensibly, a ‘pl… Continue reading Electrifying: Play-By-Play

Critical vulnerabilities uncovered in Danfoss SCADA product, patch now!

Risk Based Security uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in the AK-EM 800 product from SCADA vendor Danfoss. The discovered vulnerabilities Researchers found two critical vulnerabilities. One is effectively a backdoor into highly privileged functionality… Continue reading Critical vulnerabilities uncovered in Danfoss SCADA product, patch now!

Robert M. Lee’s & Jeff Hass’ Little Bobby Comics: ‘The Arrogator’

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Vulnerabilities in Siemens’ most secure industrial PLCs can lead to industrial havoc

Critical vulnerabilities in the Siemens S7 Simatic programmable logic controller (PLC) have been discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Tel Aviv University and the Technion Institute of Technology. Prof. Avishai Wool and M.Sc student Uriel Malin of… Continue reading Vulnerabilities in Siemens’ most secure industrial PLCs can lead to industrial havoc