Security News

The Rise of ICS Malware: How Industrial Security Threats Are Becoming More Surgical
2018-02-21 17:05

Last December, a malware variant specifically designed to attack industrial safety systems was discovered. read more

Number of Internet-accessible ICS components is increasing every year
2018-02-05 12:30

The number of industrial control system (ICS) components – which run factories, transport, power plants and other facilities – left open to Internet access, is increasing every year. In Germany,...

Web Server Used in 100 ICS Products Affected by Critical Flaw
2018-02-02 11:42

A critical vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code has been found in a component used by more than 100 industrial control systems (ICS) from tens of vendors. read more

Risks to ICS Environments From Spectre and Meltdown Attacks
2018-01-23 13:41

The recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, which affect hardware running in the majority of the world’s computing devices have made headlines recently. The list of at risk...

Gemalto Licensing Tool Exposes ICS, Corporate Systems to Attacks
2018-01-22 08:56

A significant number of industrial and corporate systems may be exposed to remote attacks due to the existence of more than a dozen vulnerabilities in a protection and licensing product from...

Shared Accounts Increasingly Problematic for Critical Infrastructure: ICS-CERT
2018-01-16 09:34

Assessments conducted last year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) showed that boundary protection remains the...

ICS Vendors Assessing Impact of Meltdown, Spectre Flaws
2018-01-12 13:56

Organizations that provide solutions for critical infrastructure sectors, including medical device and industrial control systems (ICS) manufacturers, have started assessing the impact of the...

Researchers uncover major security vulnerabilities in ICS mobile applications
2018-01-11 13:30

IOActive and Embedi researchers found 147 cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 34 mobile applications used in tandem with SCADA systems. Proof-of-concept Attack on Victim HMI Panel View According to...

ICS Cyber Security Predictions for 2018 - The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good
2017-12-19 13:27

Next year will present new and increasing industrial cyber security challenges for facilities operators. However, there’s good news also. New developments will help minimize those threats.  read more

Week in review: Keylogger in HP laptops, ICS-tailored malware, new issue of (IN)SECURE
2017-12-18 01:39

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Keylogger found in Synaptics driver on HP laptops For the second time this year, a security researcher unearthed a...