Japan Wants to Decarbonize With The Help of Ammonia

With climate change concerns front of mind, the world is desperate to get to net-zero carbon output as soon as possible. While direct electrification is becoming popular for regular passenger …read more Continue reading Japan Wants to Decarbonize With The Help of Ammonia

NSA Urgently Warns on Industrial Cyberattacks, Triconex Critical Bug

Power plants, factories, oil and gas refineries and more are all in the sights of foreign adversaries, the U.S. warns. Continue reading NSA Urgently Warns on Industrial Cyberattacks, Triconex Critical Bug

Oil-and-Gas Specialist APT Pivots to U.S. Power Plants

Researchers say that physically disruptive attacks aren’t imminent, but an increased focus on U.S. electrical-grid operators doesn’t bode well. Continue reading Oil-and-Gas Specialist APT Pivots to U.S. Power Plants

How to Secure Critical Infrastructure When Patching Isn’t Possible

Mission-critical systems can’t just be switched off to apply security updates — so patching can take weeks if not years. Continue reading How to Secure Critical Infrastructure When Patching Isn’t Possible

ICS Attackers Set To Inflict More Damage With Evolving Tactics

While it remains difficult to attack critical infrastructure successfully, adversaries aim to use past experience to launch more destructive future attacks, according to analysis. Continue reading ICS Attackers Set To Inflict More Damage With Evolving Tactics

The Nuclear Industry and Communication: Lessons from Three Mile Island

It’s been forty years since the infamous Three Mile Island accident, an incident made famous bythe confusion and panic it spawned in its wake. But while the incident is remembered for the fear it stoked about nuclear energy, it also set the stage… Continue reading The Nuclear Industry and Communication: Lessons from Three Mile Island

Lights out: Can the U.S. survive a ‘catastrophic’ power outage?

Recently, the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) examined the ability of the U.S. federal government to respond to and recover from a catastrophic power outage striking a large swath of the nation. What is a catastrophic … Continue reading Lights out: Can the U.S. survive a ‘catastrophic’ power outage?

ThreatList: Attacks on Industrial Control Systems on the Rise

The main source of infection on industrial control systems was the internet, researchers at Kaspersky Lab found in a new report. Continue reading ThreatList: Attacks on Industrial Control Systems on the Rise