December 2011

2nd Annual Controls Engineer Holiday Gift Suggestion

Submitted by Eric Byres on Wed, 2011-12-07 16:03

Last year during the holiday season, I discussed the merits and demerits of the Kindle as a potential gift for a controls engineer. If you have not made up your mind on what you would like this year, I am once again putting forward a suggestion, along with my comments, on a gift that just might make your heart sing.

Schneider Vulnerabilities: Where are the ICS/SCADA End Users?

Submitted by Eric Byres on Fri, 2011-12-16 09:31

On December 12, Rubén Santamarta publicly announced details of multiple vulnerabilities affecting the Schneider Electric Quantum Ethernet Module. These are serious vulnerabilities, involving hard-coded passwords that give an attacker complete access to the device.  As Reid Wightman puts it 

Happy Holidays from the SCADA Security Experts

Submitted by Eric Byres on Thu, 2011-12-22 11:04

The team at Tofino Security wishes you a very happy holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity.

Tofino Security Team Winter Image 2012

Our next blog article will be published the week of Jan 2nd.

Have a safe, fun and happy holiday!