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Compromising vital infrastructure: water management

April 1, 2019 admin awwa, Business, BYOD, city of atlanta, crashoverride, emotet, insider threats, ransomware, SCADA, Security world, stuxnet, vital infrastructure, water management, water plants

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Water management is an essential part of our infrastructure. Loss of it can lead to service outages, diseases, and famine. So the cybersecurity should be top notch.

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2019 Security Predictions Report Released

December 11, 2018 admin 2019 Security Predictions, Business Email Compromise (BEC), SCADA, Security

Credit to Author: Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:05:01 +0000

What Makes For Really Good Security Predictions Each year Trend Micro releases its annual Security Predictions Report. Good security predictions are very difficult to develop, and companies and consumers need to be selective about the security advice they take. What makes a good security prediction? Four key aspects: 1. It is the prime directive that…

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SCADA and IoT in Water and Wastewater, and the Electric Car?

November 17, 2018 admin electric cars, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, IoT, Machine and Process Management, remote terminal unit, rtu, SCADA, Schneider-electric, wastewater, water

Credit to Author: William Moulton| Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:34:33 +0000

I recently read an article comparing traditional SCADA and the IoT (Internet of Things). This article pointed out how they are completely different animals, and are based on completely different… Read more »

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BNP Paribas Addresses Digital Transformation with EcoStruxure

November 1, 2018 admin cooling and IT applications, Customer Success Stories, Data Center, SCADA

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:22:06 +0000

The BNP Paribas Fortis financial data center, located in Haren in the North of Brussels, is a strategic facility characterized as “Tier 3” according to TIA-942. Schneider Electric was considered… Read more »

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Industrial networks in need of RAT control

September 20, 2018 admin Business, enterprise, ICS, industrial, Rat, SCADA

Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:53:54 +0000

Remote Administration Tools in ICS environment are an additional risk factor, and not necessarily a justified one.

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Flood, heat, storm? No matter. Electric utilities can keep power flowing

August 16, 2018 admin ADMS, blackout, electrical safety, Energy Management/Energy Efficiency, extreme weather, floods, heatwaves, OMS, power outage, Power supply, SCADA, Smart Grid, storms, Utilities, winds

Credit to Author: Simon Mouat| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:26:50 +0000

Electric utilities provide vital continuous and critical electricity supply to billions of people across the globe. But some areas face extreme weather: floods, high winds, storms, fires, hurricanes or heat waves. These conditions create exceptional challenges for power supply continuity and can result in widespread damage… Read more »

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 11, 2018

June 15, 2018 admin Advantech, Digital Vaccine (DV), Network, SCADA, Security, Zero Day Initiative, Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:39:57 +0000

As a native Texan, I’ve seen more than my fair share of bugs – actual physical bugs that love the hot, humid Texas climate and my curly hair for some reason. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) sees many bugs (of the software variety), including those that affect SCADA control systems. Fritz Sands recently walked through…

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Hackers are after your Water and Wastewater Network – Big or Small!

May 16, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, defense in depth, hackers, Machine and Process Management, processing power, SCADA, telemetry, wastewater, water, water treatment

Credit to Author: William Moulton| Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 19:52:20 +0000

“Ours is too small” you say. Is it? For a second, let’s consider what these cybercriminals stand to gain from you: financial, data (operational, client, etc.), bandwidth, processing, and power…. Read more »

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