industrial automation control
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.
TOP 5 IN 2010: Automation technologies to watch for
February 2010
Automationmag.com asked five industry experts to name the top five technologies and trends that will impact Canadian and worldwide manufacturers in 2010 and beyond.
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.....
Forget the Silos, Build the Bridge
December 2007
Article in: InTech Magazine, December 2007
Over the past 10 years, the industrial controls (IC) world has borrowed substantially from the world of information technologies (IT)...
OPC Security White Paper #2 - OPC Exposed
November 2007
Abstract: In this second White Paper of the OPC Security Series, we describe the vulnerabilities typically found in OPC hosts, based on OPC’s current architecture and the typical underlying operating system. We also investigate common misconfiguration vulnerabilities found in OPC server or client computers both at the operating system and OPC application level.
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
Why we need Security Audits
March 2005
The Myths and Facts behind Cyber Security Risks for Industrial Control Systems
October 2004
E.J. Byres and J. Lowe; “The Myths and Facts behind Cyber Security Risks for Industrial Control Systems”, VDE 2004 Congress, VDE, Berlin, October 2004
