Security Industry News
No rules: Internet security a Hobbesian "state of nature"
February 2010
A new report on international cybersecurity argues that the Internet is a Hobbesian "state of nature" where anything goes, where even government attacks maintain "plausible deniability," and where 80 percent of industrial control software is hooked into an IP network.
Critical infrastructures under constant attack
January 2010
A new report on critical infrastructure attacks that outlines potential countries, possible methods and targets for hackers.
US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?
January 2010
At least three US oil companies were the target of a series of cyber attacks that may have originated in China. Experts say the level of sophistication in the growing global war of Internet espionage is increasing.
Energy set to form new group to protect electric grid from cyberattacks
January 2010
A public-private group the Energy Department is forming to better secure the nation's electric grid from cyberattacks must be given strong regulatory and budgetary authority to drive sweeping changes to computer networks, security specialists said.
Brazil's National System Operator hacked
November 2009
Brazil's National System Operator has confirmed on the afternoon of Monday, November 16, 2009, its corporate network was hacked...
Belden releases new EAGLE Tofino line of Plug-n-Protect™ industrial security products
November 2009
Summaries and links to media articles about Belden‘s Hirschmann Automation division releasing the new EAGLE Tofino product line....
New Tofino® Event Logger module reliably records SCADA security events and alarms
November 2009
Summaries and links to media articles about the release of Tofino Security's latest industrial security product, Tofino Event Logger LSM...
Hidden vulnerabilities in SCADA and critical infrastructure systems
October 2009
Most IT professionals are pretty confident that they know what applications and operating systems are running on their desktops and servers. Unfortunately, the same doesn't hold true for the control systems running the World's critical national infrastructures.
Web Warriors
October 2009
A one-hour documentary that offers an unprecedented glimpse into the world's newest and most vulnerable frontier: cyberspace. We enter the world of hackers like Mafia Boy - a 15 year old high school student who rose to infamy in 2000 by causing millions of dollars in damage after single-handedly shutting down internet giants - including Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dell, eTrade, and CNN.
Web Warriors premiered on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on November 20 2008, and features interviews with Eric Byres and other prominent security experts. The entire video can be viewed online by following this link to the CBC web site.
Eric Byres: Digital Bond podcast, December 2009
October 2009
Digital Bond poses these two questions to Eric Byres, CTO of Tofino Security: What was the most interesting control system security story of 2008?; and: What is your prediction for 2009?
