SCADA

February 11, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

What you can learn from Cisco Talos’ new oil pumpjack workshop

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To demonstrate how industrial control systems (ICS) interact with networks, Talos releases a 3-D printed oil pumpjack connected to a simulated programmable logic controller (PLC) supporting two industrial protocols.

December 20, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

IEC 104 Protocol Detection Rules

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IEC 60870-5-104 Protocol Detection Rules Cisco Talos has released 33 Snort rules which are used to analyze/inspect IEC 60870-5-104 network traffic. These rules will help Industrial Control Systems/Supervisory Control and...

Don’t play cat and mouse with grid security

2 min read

Whenever I think of cybersecurity, the tale of Tom and Jerry fills my mind. Being Jerry and as stakeholders, we need to think about all the ways Tom can attack and come up with plans to avoid these risks.

HAVEX Proves (Again) that the Airgap is a Myth: Time for Real Cybersecurity in ICS Environments

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The HAVEX worm is making the rounds again. As Cisco first reported back in September 2013, HAVEX specifically targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), industrial control system (ICS), and other operational technology (OT) environments. In the case of HAVEX, the energy industry, and specifically power plants based in Europe, seems to be the primary […]

Energy Networking Convergence Part 1 – The Journey From Serial to IP

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This is the first of a four part series on the convergence of IT and OT (Operational Technologies) Part 2 will cover the impact of the transition to IP on Physical Security and the convergence of Physical and Cyber Security. Part 3 will discuss the convergence of IT and OT – Operational Technology of all types […]

October 30, 2013

SECURITY

Your Device Is Wide Open on the Internet!

3 min read

Stop-think-connect is not only for kids. Everyone, including nerds like me and network and security professionals, should pay more attention before connecting any device to the Internet. Routers...