ICS/SCADA
A look at emergent threats and their influence
Analyzing Dell data sources and the 2014 threat landscape, their new report found a surge in point-of-sale (POS) malware, increased malware traffic within encrypted (https) …
How vulnerable is our critical national infrastructure?
Considered the backbone of the nation’s economy, security and health; critical infrastructure provides power, water, transportation, and communications systems relied on …
How important is the critical information infrastructure?
ENISA issued methodologies for the identification of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) services in communication networks. This study provides state of the art …
Cyber readiness across government and critical infrastructure industries
While the frequency and severity of cyberattacks against organizations are on the rise, a majority of IT leaders do not feel confident in their leaderships’ ability to …
Certifying ICS/SCADA professionals
An online survey and interviews with experts from EU Member States and worldwide, analyses how current initiatives on the certification of professional skills are related to …
Cyber intrusion lead to physical damage at German steel plant
Three weeks ago, Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) released its traditional end-of-the-year report about the state of IT security in Germany. It …
Smart grid security certification in Europe
ENISA issues a report on smart grid security certification in Europe targeted at EU Member States (MS), the Commission, certification bodies and the private sector; with …
Coordinated cyber attacks on global critical infrastructure exposed
Cylance identified coordinated attacks by hackers based in Iran on more than 50 targets in 16 countries around the globe. Victim organizations were found in a variety of …
Siemens pushes out emergency SCADA updates
Siemens has released an out-of-band update for the SIMANTIC WinCC SCADA system, which is integrated in its PCS7 distributed control system and its TIA Portal, engineering …
First victims of the Stuxnet worm revealed
After analyzing more than 2,000 Stuxnet files collected over a two-year period, Kaspersky Lab can identify the first victims of the Stuxnet worm. After Stuxnet was discovered …
US ICS operators under attack by crims wielding BlackEnergy malware
The US ICS-CERT has issued a warning about an ongoing sophisticated malware campaign that has hit a number of industrial control systems (ICSs) environments using a variant of …
Attackers bypass Sandworm patch with new 0-day
The Sandworm vulnerability has been patched, but unfortunately attackers have discovered a way to bypass the patch and continue with their targeted attacks. “As with …