Siemens Patches Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC CP, XHQ
Siemens patched two vulnerabilities in products, SIMATIC CP and XHQ, commonly found in industrial control system setups this week Continue reading Siemens Patches Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC CP, XHQ
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Desktop Factory Teaches PLC Programming
How to train young engineers in industrial automation is a thorny issue. Most factories have big things that can do a lot of damage and cost tons of money if the newbie causes a crash. Solution: shrink the factory down to desktop size and let them practice on that.
Luckily for [Vadim], there’s an off-the-shelf solution for miniaturizing factory automation: FischerTechnik industrial training models. The models have motors, conveyors, pneumatic cylinders, and sensors galore, but the controller is not exactly the industry standard programmable logic controller (PLC). [Vadim] set out to remedy this by building an interface between the FischerTechnik …read more
Workarounds Available for Flaws in Siemens RUGGEDCOM Gear
Five vulnerabilities exist in Siemens RUGGEDCOM gear; the vendor has made a number of workarounds available, but it’s unknown whether patches will be made available. Continue reading Workarounds Available for Flaws in Siemens RUGGEDCOM Gear
Siemens RUGGEDCOM NMS Equipment Vulnerable to CSRF, XSS
Siemens line RUGGEDCOM NMS products suffers from vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions. Continue reading Siemens RUGGEDCOM NMS Equipment Vulnerable to CSRF, XSS
Siemens Patches Insufficient Entropy Vulnerability in ICS Systems
German industrial giant Siemens has provided a firmware update addressing software vulnerabilities that are found in a popular line of its Desigo PX industrial control hardware. Continue reading Siemens Patches Insufficient Entropy Vulnerability in ICS Systems
Siemens-branded CCTV cameras vulnerable to hacking, require urgent firmware patch
Your business’s CCTV camera could be coughing up your admin passwords. Patch now, or regret later.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading Siemens-branded CCTV cameras vulnerable to hacking, require urgent firmware patch
Credentials Accessible in Siemens-Branded CCTV Cameras
A firmware update is available for Siemens-branded IP-based CCTV cameras that patches a vulnerability that puts admin credentials at risk. Continue reading Credentials Accessible in Siemens-Branded CCTV Cameras
Siemens Discloses Local Privilege Escalation Bug in SCADA Gear
Siemens is warning customers of a local privilege escalation vulnerability that leaves over a dozen models of its SCADA equipment open to attack. Continue reading Siemens Discloses Local Privilege Escalation Bug in SCADA Gear
Hackaday Links: August 21, 2016
Are you in New York? What are you doing this week? Hackaday is having a party on Wednesday evening. come on out!
How about a pub in Cambridge? Hackaday and Tindie will be there too, on Wednesday evening. It’s a bring-a-hack, so bring a hack and enjoy the company of your fellow nerds. If this goes late enough we can have a trans-Atlantic Hackaday meetup.
Portable emulation machines are all the rage, and [Pierre] built one based on the Raspberry Pi Zero. It’s small, looks surprisingly comfortable to hold, and is apparently it’s fairly inexpensive to build your own.
For …read more
Privacy Activists Launch Database to Track Global Sales of Surveillance Tech
Privacy International’s ‘Surveillance Industry Index’ keeps tabs on big brother. Continue reading Privacy Activists Launch Database to Track Global Sales of Surveillance Tech