Smart Cities, Big Problems? The Risk of Malware in IoT-Enabled Infrastructure
Smart cities offer big benefits for citizens and governments alike, but are they at increased risk of potentially crippling malware attacks?
Critical Vulnerabilities Put ICS Security at Risk
A new potential problem for ICS security stems from CODESYS, a hardware-independent middleware layer for programming IIoT and ICS devices.
ICS Infections Are Fewer Than Previously Thought
Recent research from the firm Dragos has shed some light on the actual number malware infections affecting industrial control systems (ICS).
GIT Researchers Sink SCADA Security With Proof-of-Concept Malware
According to a new report, a team of researchers created proof-of-concept malware that poses a serious threat to SCADA and ICS systems.
Attacks Targeting Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Up 110 Percent
A recent IBM X-Force report found that attacks against industrial control systems (ICS) increased significantly in 2016 over last year's numbers.
Pager Security Can Affect Critical Infrastructure
Pagers don’t get much attention in this era of smartphones and tablets. They are, however, still widely used in industrial control systems (ICS). Pagers are also good backup for everyday communication since they are functional in areas that...
New ICS Malware Irongate Channels Stuxnet to Scam SCADA Systems
A newly discovered ICS malware called Irongate is eerily similar to the Stuxnet worm in the way it goes after SCADA and industrial control systems.
Moxa Vulnerabilities Surge in ICS Devices
A security researcher recently identified three Moxa vulnerabilities that could put industrial control systems at risk if not addressed.
Proactive Cybersecurity: Defending Industrial Control Systems From Attacks
Proactive cybersecurity solutions are needed to protect critical industrial control systems from the growing risk of cyberattacks.
Telnet: An Attacker’s Gateway to the IoT
Savvy cybercriminals are using older technologies such as Telnet to carry out attacks on IoT devices, a recent IBM Security report discovered.