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Accenture Expands OT Security Capabilities With Acquisition of Philadelphia-based Revolution Security
Consulting giant Accenture announced this week that it has acquired critical infrastructure protection firm Revolutionary Security for an undiscl… Continue reading Accenture Acquires Critical Infrastructure Protection Firm Revolutionary Security
Several vulnerabilities found by researchers in B&R Automation’s Automation Studio software make it easier for malicious actors to launch attacks inside operational technology (OT) networks. The vendor has started releasing patches.
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Researchers demonstrated recently that hackers could launch a Stuxnet-style attack against Schneider Electric’s Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs), but it’s believed that products from other vendors could also be vulnerable to the same type … Continue reading Industrial Controllers Still Vulnerable to Stuxnet-Style Attacks
A global survey of 1,000 security professionals commissioned by industrial cybersecurity company Claroty has revealed that over 70% would rather work in IT enterprise cybersecurity than industrial security.
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Continue reading Most Security Pros Prefer Enterprise Over Industrial Cybersecurity: Survey
Publicly available hacking tools, many of which have been developed for research and testing purposes, lower the bar for threat actors looking to target industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) networks, FireEye warned this week… Continue reading Public ICS Hacking Tools Make It Easier to Launch Attacks: FireEye
Strategies for Evaluating Secure Remote Access Solutions for OT/ICS Networks
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Continue reading How to Address the Surging Need for Secure Remote Access to OT Networks
Several potentially serious vulnerabilities have been discovered in some of the industrial 4G routers made by Phoenix Contact, a Germany-based provider of industrial automation, connectivity and interface solutions.
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Continue reading Several Vulnerabilities Expose Phoenix Contact Industrial 4G Routers to Attacks
Tens of vulnerabilities discovered by Cisco Talos researchers in WAGO products expose some of the company’s controllers and human-machine interface (HMI) panels to remote attacks.
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Continue reading Tens of Vulnerabilities Expose WAGO Controllers, HMI Panels to Attacks
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) revealed this week that malicious actors breached its corporate network.
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Continue reading European Electrical Energy Organization Discloses Breach
In my previous column, I talked about the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape and the escalation of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Some of you may be wondering: “Why should I care? Russia and other nation-states aren’t focused on me and m… Continue reading The OT Security Opportunity for CISOs