Vulnerability in ABB Plant Historian Disclosed 5 Years After Discovery

It took Swiss-based industrial technology solutions provider ABB five years to inform customers of a critical vulnerability affecting one of its products, and the researcher who found it says this increased the chances of threat actors discovering and … Continue reading Vulnerability in ABB Plant Historian Disclosed 5 Years After Discovery

Security of North American Energy Grid Tested in GridEx Exercise

A major exercise whose goal was to test the cyber and physical security of North America’s grid has enabled the energy industry and governments to review and improve incident response plans and collaboration.
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Cisco Firewall Exploited in Attack on U.S. Renewable Energy Firm

More details have emerged on the March denial-of-service (DoS) attack that disrupted firewalls and caused interruptions to electrical system operations at a power utility in the United States.
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