operational technology
Microsoft OT Security Vulnerabilities: Protect Devices Now
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
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 ...
Sierra Flaws Cyber Attack: Router Vulnerabilities Unveiled
In a recent scrutiny of Sierra wireless routers, Forescout’s Vedere Labs uncovered 21 novel vulnerabilities that, though relatively straightforward to exploit, pose historical challenges for enterprises to rectify. Forescout’s Vedere Labs outlined ...
‘Sabotage the Factory’ — 16 Big Bugs in Codesys ICS/OT/SCADA Software
CoDe16 FAIL: Researchers unveil high-severity vulns in Codesys Control, used in millions of devices ...
“Reducing the attack surface: the key to secure your OT environment”
Introduction Operational technology (OT) systems are essential in various sectors, including manufacturing, energy, and transportation, in the current digital era. Real-time monitoring and control of physical processes and devices are the responsibility ...
GuidePoint Security researcher discovers vulnerability in the integrity of common HMI client-server protocol
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
For the past 25 years, I have been working with Operational Technology (OT), and for the last 10 I have […] ...
Considerations for merging your IT and OT environments into ICS
Many organizations straddle the barrier between two different worlds: the Operational Technology (OT) world of physical machinery, manufacturing systems, SCADA, […] ...
Survey Surfaces Raft of Industrial IoT Security Challenges
A survey of 800 senior IT managers, senior IT security managers and project managers responsible for industrial internet-of-things (IIoT)/operational technology (OT) found 94% reported their organization experienced a security incident in the ...
Bridging the IT/OT gap with Tripwire’s Industrial Solutions
Cybersecurity has, since its inception, been a corporate-based problem. Whether it is a public, or private corporation, these entities were the primary targets of most cybercrime. In recent years, the industrial sector has increasingly ...
