Abstract: This White Paper is the first in a series on the security of OPC (OLE for Process Control) and focuses on providing an overview of the widely-used industrial communication standard and how it is actually used in industry. Based on the results of end-user surveys and interviews, it shows that the way OPC is being used may be putting the operations of major industries at risk.
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. Finally, using these vulnerabilities we propose four possible risk scenarios for OPC-based attacks.
Abstract: This White Paper is the first in a series on the security of OPC (OLE for Process Control) and focuses on providing an overview of the widely-used industrial communication standard and how it is actually used in industry. Based on the results of end-user surveys and interviews, it shows that the way OPC is being used may be putting the operations of major industries at risk.
