control system
Blaming Vendors Doesn’t Fix Today’s SCADA Security Issues
Posted by Eric Byres on Jun 20 2011Last week in his blog article, Fix the Problem, Stop Bailing out Vendors, Dale Peterson made an impassioned statement that the SCADA security community:
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Stuxnet - I was wrong
Posted by Eric Byres on Sep 17 2010Back in July when Stuxnet first became public, I wrote in our Siemens PCS7 WinCC Malware White Paper and told anyone that would listen that Stuxnet was targeted at stealing intellectual property from process systems.
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Using Modbus PLC's? Here's How To Protect Them
Posted by Scott Howard on Aug 26 2010Last week I wrote about a malicious attack on an industrial control system (ICS) initiated by outsiders. This week I'll discuss a PLC accident caused by an insider, and suggest some possible solutions for both of these incidents.
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Sample ICS Security Incident: Hackers Shut Down Crude Oil Loading Terminal For 8 Hours
Posted by Scott Howard on Aug 17 2010We had a request recently from a reader to provide an example of a malicious attack by outsiders on a control system, how it was done, and what impact it had on the plant and the owner. This is surprisingly tough to do, because according to RISI the vast majority of security incidents are internal and/or accidental in nature.
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