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Supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA, systems sit in the background in industrial settings, performing all kinds of important jobs but in an ad-hoc setup, depending on the precise …read more Continue reading 2024 Home Sweet Home Automation: A DIY SCADA smart home
A group of researchers from Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering have developed web-based programmable logic controller (PLC) malware able to target most PLCs produced by major manufacturers. “Our Web-Based (WB) PLC malware resides in PLC … Continue reading Web-based PLC malware: A new potential threat to critical infrastructure
Researchers demonstrate that remote Stuxnet-style attacks are possible against many modern PLCs using web-based malware.
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When it comes to process automation, the go-to part in most industrial settings is a Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC. These specialized computers will have a modern microcontroller running the …read more Continue reading A 1960s PLC Gives Up Its Secrets
Iran-affiliated attackers CyberAv3ngers continue to exploit vulnerable Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs), US and Israeli authorities have said in a joint cybersecurity advisory. CyberAv3ngers targeting Unitronics PLCs CISA has recently c… Continue reading CyberAv3ngers hit Unitronics PLCs at multiple US-based water facilities
News that Iran-affiliated attackers have taken over a programmable logic controller (PLC) at a water system facility in Pennsylvania has been followed by a public alert urging other water authorities to immediately secure their own PLCs. “The cyb… Continue reading CISA urges water facilities to secure their Unitronics PLCs
A new project aims to make it easier for PLC programmers to implement secure coding practices by cataloging useful files and functions from each vendor.
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SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference continues in Atlanta, as hundreds of industrial cybersecurity stakeholders gather for Day 2 of the annual industrial cybersecurity conference.
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On the surface, a programmable logic controller (PLC) might seem like nothing more than a generic microcontroller, perhaps outfitted to operate in industrial settings with things like high temperatures or …read more Continue reading Humble Arduino As PLC
Rockwell Automation has fixed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-3595, CVE-2023-3596) in the communication modules of its ControlLogix industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs), ahead of expected (and likely) in-the-wild exploitation. “An unrel… Continue reading Unnamed APT eyes vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation industrial contollers (CVE-2023-3595 CVE-2023-3596)