industrial control systems
Microsoft OT Security Vulnerabilities: Protect Devices Now
In recent times, Microsoft security advisory has issued a stern warning about the pressing need to fortify the security of internet-exposed operational technology (OT) vulnerabilities on devices. This caution comes in response ...
A Major Industrial Cybersecurity Threat: Living off the Land Attacks
In “Living off the Land attacks,” adversaries use USB devices to infiltrate industrial control systems. Cyberthreats from silent residency attacks put critical infrastructure facilities at risk ...
AI Helps Security Teams, But Boosts Threats
Industrial control systems, application containers, and mobile devices are the top contenders on this year's list of the most difficult assets to secure ...
SynSaber Report Brings More Context to ICS Security
An analysis of three years of vulnerabilities found in industrial control systems (ICS) published by SynSaber, a provider of an ICS monitoring platform, found that while there may be no patches available, ...
GuidePoint Security researcher discovers vulnerability in the integrity of common HMI client-server protocol
What if you could no longer trust the critical process values displayed on your HMI screen? Executive Summary When operating […] ...
The Importance of ICS Cybersecurity
For the past 25 years, I have been working with Operational Technology (OT), and for the last 10 I have […] ...
Russia ‘Plans’ HUGE Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure
The Ukrainian government has warned that Russia is planning a massive attack against the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and of its allies ...
Considerations for merging your IT and OT environments into ICS
Many organizations straddle the barrier between two different worlds: the Operational Technology (OT) world of physical machinery, manufacturing systems, SCADA, […] ...
What Is the Role of Incident Response in ICS Security?
In recent years, cyber espionage has been growing in magnitude and complexity. One of the most common targets is Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within critical infrastructure sectors. With many organizations relying more ...
Contextualizing the Ransomware Threat Confronting OT Environments
Back in early June, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a fact sheet discussing the rising threat of ransomware to operational technology (OT) assets. This development raises several questions ...
