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Industrial security and SCADA control system security incidents.

Getting Started on ICS and SCADA Security

A summary of news articles related to Eric Byres' latest blog articles:

"Getting Started on ICS and SCADA Security (Part 1 of 2)"

"Getting Started on ICS and SCADA Security (Part 2 of 2)"

Siemens PLC Security Vulnerabilities – It Just Gets Worse

A summary of news articles related to Eric Byres' blog article "Siemens PLC Security Vulnerabilities – It Just Gets Worse"

Air-gap security an "enduring fairy tale": Byres

In this article, Stilgherrian writes about Eric's views on the "air gap" -- the idea that a physical gap between between an industrial control network and an organization's business network will prevent attacks from reaching critical control systems.

New Paradigm for Cyber Security

In this article, Ernest Hayden wrote about what he calls the "new paradigm for utility information security" - Assume your security system has already been breached.

2011 Siemens Automation Summit

News Coverage following the 2011 Siemens Automation Summit.

2011 Honeywell Users Group Americas Symposium

News Coverage following the 2011 Honeywell Users Group Americas Symposium.

Siemens S7 PLC Vulnerabilities and the SCADA Industry

News Coverage following the Siemens S7 PLC Vulnerabilities discovered by Dillon Beresford.

Tofinosecurity at 2011 AusCERT Information Security Conference - Coverage of Eric Byres

News Coverage and mentions of Eric Byres following the 2011 AusCERT Information Security Conference.

Vulnerability Disclosure: Behind the scenes

Dale Peterson of DigitalBond invites Rubén Santamarta, a European Security Researcher, to share his thoughts about security vulnerabilities via this great blog article.

Network Security Requires Multi Layer Defense

A rash of recently published vulnerabilities and exploits prove that the conventional methods of blocking them are not enough. Here’s how to exploit the stability of automated processes to secure control networks.

Control Network Secure Connectivity Simplified

The susceptibility of control systems to security issues continues to confront organizations. In this article, Scott Howard, Technical Sales Manager at Tofino 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.

Effective OPC Security for Control Systems

News coverage following the release of the White Paper "Effective OPC Security for Control Systems" by Eric Byres and Darek Kominek.

"Effective OPC Security for Control Systems" White Paper download page

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Analysis of the ICONICS GENESIS Security Vulnerabilities for Industrial Control System Professionals

News coverage following the release of the White Paper "Analysis of the ICONICS GENESIS Security Vulnerabilities for Industrial Control System Professionals" by Eric Byres and Joel Langill.

Analysis of the 7-Technologies IGSS Security Vulnerabilities for Industrial Control System Professionals

News coverage following the release of the White Paper "Analysis of the 7-Technologies IGSS Security Vulnerabilities for Industrial Control System Professionals" by Eric Byres and Joel Langill.

"How Stuxnet Spreads" White Paper

News coverage following the release of the White Paper "How Stuxnet Spreads A Study of Infection Paths in Best Practice Systems" by Eric Byres, Andrew Ginter, and Joel Langill.

Walkie talkie disrupts safety system at Davis-Besse nuclear plant

The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant went "radio-inactive" Thursday afternoon -- losing its emergency water cooling system for two minutes. All because of a walkie talkie.

Operation Night Dragon

News coverage following the Night Dragon attacks, believed to have originated in China

Triconex/Tofino OPC Firewall Honored with Breakthrough Product Award from Processing Magazine

News coverage following the Triconex / Tofino OPC Firewall being honored with the Breakthrough Product Award from Processing Magazine

Honeywell selects Tofino™ Modbus Read-only Firewall to Secure Critical Safety Systems

News coverage following the release of the Honeywell Modbus Read-only Firewall.

The Gulf Disaster: Accident, Cyber Attack, or Human Error?

A summary of news articles on the BP Oil Spill.

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