Security News > 2021 > February > Open-source tool for hardening commonly used HMI/SCADA system

Otorio, a provider of OT security and digital risk management solutions, released an open-source tool designed for hardening the security of GE Digital's CIMPLICITY, one of the most commonly used HMI/SCADA systems.

Over the past several months, Otorio's researchers worked closely with GE Digital engineers to deliver a first of its kind open-source tool designed to identify GE CIMPLICITY misconfigurations.

The GE CIMPLICITY Hardening Tool verifies the security configuration of different CIMPLICITY components and helps operational teams ensure that the highest security standards are maintained.

"The tool is simple to use and requires no cyber expertise," noted Yuval Ardon, Security Researcher at Otorio.

"Cybersecurity experts are seldom present on the production floor. Therefore, we designed the tool with the system integrators who install these systems and OT security personnel within the plants as its primary users. The tool is as simple as a 'double click' of a PowerShell script, making it easy to run even for non-technical personnel."

This marks the second open-source tool released by Otorio as part of the company's ongoing commitment to empower industrial organizations' security teams worldwide: in December 2020, the company released an open-source hardening tool for Siemens' PCS 7 control systems.

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