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The US electrical grid: how big of a target is it?
October 2009
A follow-up to the article on the electrical grid, examining the topic of cyber vulnerabilities in more depth.
Hot or not: SCADA security is hot
October 2009
For anyone who attended the SANS 2009 SCADA and Process Control Summit recently, it became clear that the convergence of IT security and physical security is accelerating.
New military command to focus on cybersecurity
October 2009
The Obama administration plans to create a new military command to coordinate the defense of Pentagon computer networks and improve U.S. offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare, according to current and former officials familiar with the plans.
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Containing Wireless Threats
October 2009
Proliferating use of wireless technologies sets up conflicts between the federal CIP standards and FCC regulations, say the authors of a newly available White Paper. To mitigate wireless cyber security risks, they recommend a defense-in-depth approach.
'Sinister' Integral Energy virus outbreak a threat to power grid
October 2009
A virus outbreak is wreaking havoc with Integral Energy's computer network, forcing it to rebuild all 1000 of its desktop computers before the "particularly sinister" bug spreads to the machines controlling the power grid....
Tofino® architect Eric Byres awarded rare ISA honour
October 2009
Summaries and links to media articles about Byres Security Chief Technology Officer, Eric Byres, becoming an ISA Fellow...
Contractor pleads guilty to SCADA tampering
September 2009
A former IT consultant for an oil and gas exploration company has pleaded guilty to tampering with the company's computer systems after he was turned down for a permanent position with the company....
Byres Security teams with Juniper Networks to secure SCADA with Tofino® solution
September 2009
Summaries and links to media articles about the announcement of Byres Security teaming with Juniper Networks to secure SCADA with Tofino® solution....
Gas refineries at Defcon 1 as SCADA exploit goes wild
September 2009
Gasoline refineries, manufacturing plants and other critical facilities that rely on computerized control systems just became more vulnerable to tampering or sabotage with the release of attack code that exploits a security flaw in a widely used piece of software....
Tofino powers new Honeywell OneWireless Firewall
August 2009
Summaries and links to media articles about the announcement that Tofino will power the New Honeywell OneWireless Firewall....
