Vulnerabilities in ICS-specific backup solution open industrial facilities to attack

Claroty researchers have found and privately disclosed nine vulnerabilities affecting Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk AssetCentre, an ICS-specific backup solution. All of the vulnerabilities have been assigned the maximum (10.0) CVSS v3 base score an… Continue reading Vulnerabilities in ICS-specific backup solution open industrial facilities to attack

Critical flaw in Rockwell PLCs allows attackers to fiddle with them (CVE-2021-22681)

A critical, easy to exploit vulnerability (CVE-2021-22681) may allow attackers to remotely connect to a number of Rockwell Automation’s programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and to install new (malicious) firmware, alter the device’s config… Continue reading Critical flaw in Rockwell PLCs allows attackers to fiddle with them (CVE-2021-22681)

Rockwell Automation improves security of visualization apps with new industrial PCs and software

Rockwell Automation announced the release of new industrial PCs and software to markedly improve the reliability and security of visualization applications. Visualization systems are often among the most expensive plant floor systems to maintain and ar… Continue reading Rockwell Automation improves security of visualization apps with new industrial PCs and software

Rockwell Automation PlantPAx 5.0 helps digitally transform plant operations

Rockwell Automation released the PlantPAx 5.0 distributed control system (DCS). This latest DCS version from Rockwell Automation helps industrial producers positively impact the lifecycle of their plant operations with plant-wide and scalable systems t… Continue reading Rockwell Automation PlantPAx 5.0 helps digitally transform plant operations

Rockwell Automation acquires Oylo to expand offering of cybersecurity services and solutions

Rockwell Automation announced that it has acquired Oylo, a privately-held industrial cybersecurity services provider based in Barcelona, Spain. Oylo is dedicated to providing a broad range of industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity services and s… Continue reading Rockwell Automation acquires Oylo to expand offering of cybersecurity services and solutions

Critical Flaws in 3rd-Party Code Allow Takeover of Industrial Control Systems

Researchers warn of critical vulnerabilities in a third-party industrial component used by top ICS vendors like Rockwell Automation and Siemens. Continue reading Critical Flaws in 3rd-Party Code Allow Takeover of Industrial Control Systems

Zero-day flaws in widespread TCP/IP library open millions of IoT devices to remote attack

19 vulnerabilities – some of them allowing remote code execution – have been discovered in a TCP/IP stack/library used in hundreds of millions of IoT devices deployed by organizations in a wide variety of industries and sectors. “Affe… Continue reading Zero-day flaws in widespread TCP/IP library open millions of IoT devices to remote attack

PTC and Rockwell Automation join forces to accelerate DX for manufacturers

PTC and Rockwell Automation announced Factory Insights as a Service, a turnkey cloud solution that enables manufacturers to achieve unprecedented impact, speed, and scale with their digital transformation initiatives. The new offering marks a significa… Continue reading PTC and Rockwell Automation join forces to accelerate DX for manufacturers

Widely available ICS attack tools lower the barrier for attackers

The general availability of ICS-specific intrusion and attack tools is widening the pool of attackers capable of targeting operational technology (OT) networks and industrial control systems (ICS). “As ICS are a distinct sub-domain to information… Continue reading Widely available ICS attack tools lower the barrier for attackers