S4

The Byres/Peterson Live Debate at S4x14

Dale Peterson and I have been debating ICS security in our blog posts for over a year now. This January, we took our debate live at the S4x14 conference in Miami, Florida. While Dale refers to me as a SCADA Apologist, I believe I am more of a SCADA Realist.

“Rip and Replace” Approach to SCADA Security is Unrealistic

As a reader of this blog you likely don’t need to be convinced that SCADA and ICS Security need to be greatly improved. There are several ways to go about accomplishing that, and I am glad that there is a healthy dialogue underway on this topic within the industrial security community. This includes the back and forth between myself and Dale Peterson of Digital Bond, that continues with this article.

Digital Bond Testing Proves Tofino Hardens Vulnerable SCADA Protocols

The SCADA Security Scientific Symposium (S4), put on by Digital Bond every year, is an event I look forward to. It brings together the leading researchers and thinkers on ICS security and is always exciting.

SCADA Security 2012 Crystal Ball

The Oscar season is upon us and instead of predicting who will win Academy Awards I am writing today to talk about what I see in my “Crystal Ball” for 2012.

S4 SCADA Security Symposium Takeaway: Time for a Revolution

 I am flying home from Digital Bond’s S4 SCADA Security Symposium as I write this (BTW this was a stellar event where, even as a security expert, I learnt an amazing amount).  After listening to two days of excellent, but scary talks, the first thing that comes to mind is “SCADA/ICS security is in worse shape than I thought”. Much worse shape…

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