control networks
Control networks are too open to cyber attacks
August 2010
Most automation specialists are shocked to find out how much traffic is on their production control networks. Find out how installing the latest technology and adopting tighter policies for securing production networks can help to protect the integrity of critical control, safety, and regulatory data and processes.
Segmenting control and automation networks from the business network
July 2010
Plant facilities from the smallest to the largest should have their business networks separate from their automation or control networks on the production floor. ControlDesign writes about a common and frightening scenario of what could happen when plant networks are not segmented correctly.
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Could Cyber Terrorists Attack Our Company?
June 2010
Article in: ControlGlobal, June 2010
The majority of control system cyber threats are unintentional, as discussed in this article that summarizes data from the Repository of Industrial Security Incidents (RISI). Tips on how to start reducing the risk of cyber threats are provided.
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Wolves at the Door(s) of the House of Straw
December 2007
Article in: CONTROL Magazine, December 2007
We will probably never know how the Slammer worm made it into this facility, but the fact is that once the worm was on the inside, it found a very soft target and really could begin to do its worst...
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On Shaky Ground - A Study of Security Vulnerabilities in Control Protocols
November 2006
E.J. Byres, D. Hoffman and N. Kube; “On Shaky Ground - A Study of Security Vulnerabilities in Control Protocols”, 5th American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Controls, and Human Machine Interface Technology, American Nuclear Society, Albuquerque, NM, November 2006
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Insidious threat to control systems
January 2005
Article in: InTech Magazine, January 2005
The move to open standards is letting hackers take advantage of the control industry’s ignorance...
Eric Byres
Frank Williams
