control systems
Control Network Secure Connectivity Simplified
April 2011
The susceptibility of control systems to security issues continues to confront organizations. In this article, Scott Howard, Technical Sales Manager at Byres Security, and Lisa Lorenzin, Principal Solutions Architect, Juniper Networks, collaborate to explain how adopting newer standards-based technologies for IT networks can help avoid compromises from attacks.
Control Network Secure Connectivity Simplified
April 2011
Article in: InTech Web Exclusive, April 2011
The susceptibility of control systems to security issues continues to confront organizations. Although it is rare to penetrate a control system directly from the internet, the advanced hacker or typical worm still has many options created by corporate connections, remote support links, USB keys, laptops, etc.
In this article, Scott Howard, Technical Sales Manager at Byres Security, and Lisa Lorenzin, Principal Solutions Architect, Juniper Networks, collaborate to explain how adopting newer standards-based technologies for IT networks can help avoid compromises from attacks.
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Effective OPC Security for Control Systems
April 2011
For the past decade, industrial control systems administrators and engineers wanted to believe that ‘air gaps’ or ‘security by obscurity’ would keep them safe from security threats. Those days are over - recent security incidents such as the Stuxnet worm are a loud wakeup call for the industrial automation industry.
This White Paper explains the security advantages of limiting network interfaces and protocols, and recommends using OPC as a communications standard because of its ease of use and its widespread deployment.
It goes on to discuss how different defensive layers can be employed to provide high security when using OPC technology. The paper also outlines a simple and cost effective way to secure OPC that can be deployed in almost any industrial facility.
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IN11-504: Canadian CCIRC Vulnerability Note
March 2011
The Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre Information (CCIRC) Information Note IN11-504 on Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities Against SCADA Systems summarizes hundreds of pages of security bulletins into a succinct document.
This note covers 8 important Vulnerabilities.
ICSJWG Fall 2010 Conference
October 2010
Seattle, Washington
October 25 - 28, 2010
Byres Security speaker:
Eric Byres, CTO
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Time: 14:15 - 15:00
Session: Track 2
Topic: SCADA and Control Systems Security: New Standards Protecting Old Technology
Joann Byres, CEO, also attended the conference.
2010 Belden Mission-Critical Network Design Seminar
September 2010
Orlando, Florida
September 19 - 22, 2010
Byres Security speaker:
Eric Byres, CTO
Topic: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly Futures of Control System Security
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
How integrators and manufacturers approach upfront safety integration and the resulting benefits
August 2010
System integration: Incorporating safety into a machine or a process at the design stage is more cost-effective than doing so later. Here’s a look at how several integrators and manufacturers approach upfront safety integration and the resulting benefits.
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US program to provide surveillance on critical infrastructure
July 2010
As cyber attacks and espionage against critical infrastructure increase the US government is launching a program to protect critical infrastructure. This program will target older computer control systems and its goal is to close serious security vulnerabilities in control and automation systems.
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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.
Cybersecurity summit pays little attention to control system's security
May 2010
Leading security experts and government officials met last week in Dallas at the EastWest Institute’s first annual Cyber Security summit. Unfortunately, little attention was paid to control system security despite the threat of increasing infrastructure attacks.
