TAP Into Technology Blog: Industrial OT (11)
Is Your Industrial Control System Secure? Probably Not
With attacks on critical infrastructure similar to last year’s Ukraine power grid hack on the rise according to recent reports, it’s easy to point blame at the stack of security solutions. We’ve talked about the vulnerable nature of...
Hijacking Healthcare: Is DTSec Regulation the Solution for IoT enabled devices?
The recent jump in cyber attacks against the healthcare industry—especially ransomware attacks—aren’t a coincidence. The reality is that the healthcare industry presents the perfect opportunity for attackers. A balance of valuable personal...
A Glimmer of Hope for Industrial Security in 2016
Creating the smart grid for critical infrastructure is becoming increasingly feasible from an economic standpoint. For the oil and gas industry this could mean greatly-reduced operating costs and more efficient fuel consumption.
Real Time Passive Monitoring is the Smarter Solution
Our infrastructure is at risk. In 2013, an Iranian hacker broke into the flow control mechanism for a dam in upstate New York. Only the fact that the dam itself was broken prevented him from remotely controlling the structure. In Ukraine,...
Beyond the Firewall: Smarter Network Security for the “Smart Grid”
Network-enabled sensors and devices, part of the Internet of Things (IoT), can be a boon to industrial operations. They help Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems automate processes and collect data such as humidity,...
SCADA/ICS – Are We Scared Yet?
Supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), or industrial control systems (ICS), have been monitoring and controlling our industrial, power and refinery world since the 1960s. Simply put, SCADA is the least protected and...