Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats

Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:30:57 +0000

This last week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), we focus on critical infrastructure (CI). For many years now we have discussed and seen the result of poorly designed and protected control system networks. I wrote on this very topic back in 2016. Now the threat landscape has evolved further and the attack surface…

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Accelerating Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems: A New Trend Micro Report

Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:53:53 +0000

Connected cars and autonomous vehicles are getting all the headlines these days, especially when it comes to cybersecurity concerns. But that’s only half of the story. An under-reported but hugely important piece of the puzzle relates to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) needed to create truly smart cities. Governments around the world, including the US,…

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Industrial Robots are Hackable: How Do We Fix Them?

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 12:00:30 +0000

Discuss cyber attacks involving robots and many people might think you’re talking about the latest Hollywood blockbuster to hit the screens. The reality, however, is that industrial robotic systems now form a vital cog in the manufacturing process of everything from silicon chips to cars and even glassware. A new Trend Micro report, Demonstrating Industrial…

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Bad Choices, Exposed Data

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:46:07 +0000

Our researchers produce a lot of really interesting material. This week, they published a paper called, “U.S. Cities Exposed In Shodan.” The research looks systems that are exposed online…exposure that systems owners aren’t always aware of. The most disturbed statistic in the research is a simple one: the fourth most exposed system is MySQL. I had…

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