ICS Vulnerabilities Chained for Deep Lateral Movement and Physical Damage 

Cybersecurity firm Forescout shows how various ICS vulnerabilities can be chained for an exploit that allows hackers to cause damage to a bridge.
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Cyber Insights 2023: ICS and Operational Technology

The overall effect of current global geopolitical conditions is that nation states have a greater incentive to target the ICS/OT of critical industries, while cybercriminals have had their restraints reduced.

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Why Operational Technology Security Cannot Be Avoided

Operational technology (OT) includes any hardware and software that directly monitors and controls industrial equipment and all its assets, processes and events to detect or initiate a change. Yet despite occupying a critical role in a large number of essential industries, OT security is also uniquely vulnerable to attack. From power grids to nuclear plants, […]

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US Government warns of new malware attacks on ICS/SCADA systems

Agencies of the US Government have issued a joint warning that hackers have revealed their capability to gain full system access to industrial control systems that might help enemy states sabotage critical infrastructure.

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Feds warn about foreign government-connected hackers aiming to disrupt vital industrial systems

Dragos says the group behind the tools has a “breadth of knowledge” that’s “beyond” any previously witnessed.

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Treasury sanctions Russian research center blamed for Trisis malware

The list also includes Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh, the researcher indicted for creating the malware, which targets industrial control systems.

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