Norman Announces New SCADA Security System to Protect Industrial Infrastructure

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –  With recent Stuxnet malware attacks on industrial software and systems, manufacturers, utilities and industries are seeking sophisticated security solutions to protect SCADA systems used for monitoring and control of industrial infrastructure. To meet the challenge against advanced persistent threats like Stuxnet, Norman ASA, a global security leader, www.norman.com, has […]

A Valentine’s Day present for SCADA companies: new exploit tools

There's good news for people who love bad news about the security of industrial control systems. At the SCADA Security Scientific Symposium (S4) in Miami Beach in January, there were a host of new security vulnerabilities unearthed in popular programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, the devices and software […]

SCADA industrial control systems exposed by security researchers

Researchers showcased unpatched security flaws in software used to control critical industrial systems by oil, gas, water and electrical distribution plants at the 2012 SCADA Security Scientific Symposium (S4) last week. The vulnerabilities ranged from information disclosure and privilege escalation bugs to remote denial-of-service (DoS) and arbitrary code execution flaws. The research team, which included […]

What you should know about the US water utility SCADA breach

Here are some key questions and answers about the November 8 break-in of the control network at an American water utility that resulted in attackers burning out a pump. Some of these answers are based on information from Joseph Weiss, managing partner at Applied Control Systems LLC and author of the book “Protecting Industrial Control […]

Experts advise caution in wake of alleged SCADA cyberattacks

Critical infrastructure security experts have urged those who have been hit by recent remote cyberattacks against utilities, including the destroyed public utility water pump in the US which was reported last week, to share any information to prevent future attacks but not to jump to any conclusions. Remote attackers were able to gain access to […]

Researcher uncovers more SCADA zero-day flaws

An Italian researcher has published details of a new batch of unpatched vulnerabilities found in the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) products from seven different vendors. Assessing the significance of the 14 zero-day vulnerabilities explained by Luigi Auriemma in proof-of-concept detail with exploit code is incredibly difficult to do, but they offer an unsettling […]

European SCADA and Process Control System Security Summit 2011

SANS is offering 2 course(s) at this training event being held in Rome, IT starting on November 26, 2011. Please visit http://www.sans.org/eu-scada-2011 for complete information and to register for this event. View full post on SANS Institute – ALL Training Events View full post on National Cyber Security