industrial control systems

Biggest Ever DDoS is Threat to OT Critical Infrastructure
Richi Jennings | | Analyzing DDoS Attacks, application-layer DDoS attacks, Cloudflare DDoS Protection, Critical Infrastructure, critical infrastructure attack, critical infrastructure attacks, Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, cyber attack on critical infrastructure, ddos, DDoS amplification, DDoS attack, distributed denial of service, Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, distributed denial of service attack, ICS, ICS/SCADA systems, industrial control systems, Infrastructure, iot, operational technologies, operational technology, operational technology security, OT, SB Blogwatch, US critical infrastructure
Egyptian River Floods: Operational technology (OT) targeted in “world record” 3.8 Tb/s distributed denial of service (DDoS) ...
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Microsoft OT Security Vulnerabilities: Protect Devices Now
Wajahat Raja | | Attack Surface Reduction, cyber attacks, cyber hygiene, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, Fuxnet Malware, ICS vulnerabilities, industrial control systems, Industrial Cybersecurity, Internet-Exposed Devices, IT-OT Segmentation, Microsoft, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Microsoft Security Advisory, operational technology, OT Device Protection, OT Network Protection, OT security, Vulnerability Management, zero trust security
In recent times, Microsoft security advisory has issued a stern warning about the pressing need to fortify the security of internet-exposed operational technology (OT) vulnerabilities on devices. This caution comes in response ...

A Major Industrial Cybersecurity Threat: Living off the Land Attacks
Nathan Eddy | | commercial infrastructure, CPS, Cyber-Physical Systems, Honeywell, ICS, industrial control systems, iot, living off the land, lotl, operational technology, USB
In “Living off the Land attacks,” adversaries use USB devices to infiltrate industrial control systems. Cyberthreats from silent residency attacks put critical infrastructure facilities at risk ...
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AI Helps Security Teams, But Boosts Threats
Nathan Eddy | | AI, application containers, career, cyberedge group, industrial control systems, mobile devices, Ransomware, research
Industrial control systems, application containers, and mobile devices are the top contenders on this year's list of the most difficult assets to secure ...
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SynSaber Report Brings More Context to ICS Security
An analysis of three years of vulnerabilities found in industrial control systems (ICS) published by SynSaber, a provider of an ICS monitoring platform, found that while there may be no patches available, ...
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GuidePoint Security researcher discovers vulnerability in the integrity of common HMI client-server protocol
Pascal Ackerman | | Blog, Cybersecurity, ICS, industrial control systems, Network & Infrastructure Security, operational technology, SBN News, Technical, Threat Advisory, vulnerability
What if you could no longer trust the critical process values displayed on your HMI screen? Executive Summary When operating […] ...

The Importance of ICS Cybersecurity
Pascal Ackerman | | Blog, Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk & Compliance, industrial control systems, operational technology, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing
For the past 25 years, I have been working with Operational Technology (OT), and for the last 10 I have […] ...

Russia ‘Plans’ HUGE Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure
Richi Jennings | | BlackEnergy, Did you get C&C of that water plant yet? No? Off to the front lines with you!, ICS, Industrial Control System Security, industrial control systems, Industroyer, Industroyer2, Russia, SB Blogwatch, Ukraine
The Ukrainian government has warned that Russia is planning a massive attack against the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and of its allies ...
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Considerations for merging your IT and OT environments into ICS
GuidePoint Security | | Blog, Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk & Compliance, ICS, industrial control systems, operational technology, OT, Penetration Testing, Security Architecture, Security Program, Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing
Many organizations straddle the barrier between two different worlds: the Operational Technology (OT) world of physical machinery, manufacturing systems, SCADA, […] ...
What Is the Role of Incident Response in ICS Security?
Tripwire Guest Authors | | Featured Articles, ICS Security, Incident Response, industrial control systems, Security Incident Response Team
In recent years, cyber espionage has been growing in magnitude and complexity. One of the most common targets is Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within critical infrastructure sectors. With many organizations relying more ...