process control
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.
What do you use OPC for? How does your company use OPC in its operations?
August 2010
An article written by Eric Byres - Chief Technology Officer at Byres Security Inc. Eric provides some interesting facts about OPC security, and explains what the uses are, as well as providing examples of how OPC is used in daily operations.
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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.
New Tofino® Event Logger module reliably records SCADA security events and alarms
October 2009
Byres Security is announcing the introduction of the new Tofino® Event Logger Loadable Security Module as part of the Tofino Industrial Security Solution....
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Cyber security for pipeline control systems
February 2009
Article in: Pipeline & Gas Journal, February 2009
Eric Byres, CTO of Byres Security Inc., has published an article about cyber security and pipeline control systems in Pipeline and Gas Journal.....
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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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Finding the Security Holes before the Hackers Do
October 2005
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The Special Needs of SCADA/PCN Firewalls: Architectures and Test Results
September 2005
E.J. Byres, B. Chauvin, D. Hoffman, J. Karsch and N. Kube; “The Special Needs of SCADA/PCN Firewalls: Architectures and Test Results”, The 11th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Catania Italy, September 2005
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Why we need Security Audits
March 2005
Eric Byres
Frank Williams
