- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 16th, 2012
Kaspersky Confirms It’s Building a Secure SCADA Operating System
Learn why this OS is much safer than the ones developed by Microsoft or Apple
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 26th, 2012
Energy Giant Telvent Claims Chinese Hackers Installed Malware on Its Systems
The same group is believed to be connected to several other high-profile attacks
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 21st, 2012
Flawed ORing Networking Devices Expose Oil and Gas Companies to Cyberattacks (Updated)
ICS-CERT says the vulnerabilities are caused by the existence of hard-coded passwords
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 17th, 2012
Tridium Patches Multiple Niagara Vulnerabilities After Almost One Year
Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle documented the security holes
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 10th, 2012
ICS-CERT Warns of Malware That Spreads via USB Drives
In April, a virus almost penetrated the systems of an energy company
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 5th, 2012
ABB Refuses to Patch Vulnerabilities in Legacy Systems
The products are almost at the end of their life cycle
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 24th, 2012
Hackers Take Over Railway Computers for Two Days
Some trains were delayed after the hackers interfered with the railway signals
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 24th, 2012
Researcher Finds 10,000 ICSs Connected to Public Internet
Normally, such systems should be closed off to public access
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 12th, 2012
Anonymous Releases Israeli SCADA System Details
Israel is under heavy fire coming from Anonymous hackers
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 27th, 2011
Siemens Promises to Patch SCADA Flaws After They Angered Researcher
It seems that the flaws Rios disclosed existed after all
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 23rd, 2011
Researcher Proves Security Flaw in Siemens SIMATIC After the Company Denied It
Learn how the hacker called 'pr0f' managed to access the South Houston water utility
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 20th, 2011
Anonymous Traitor Claims SCADA Hacker is Hungarian
If he's right, the authorities may be able to identify him
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 1st, 2011
SCADA Expert Accesses Illinois Utility from Russia, Not Hackers
No one bothered to call him to clarify the situation
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 1st, 2011
FBI: Three US Cities Breached via SCADA Systems
The FBI plans to double the size of its Cyber Division to better handle these threats
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 25th, 2011
Intrusion Prevention Systems, the Only Way of Stopping SCADA Attacks
The hacks will be taken seriously only after a major brand is attacked
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 23rd, 2011
DHS: Illinois Water Company Pump Failure Not Hacking
There seems to be no Russian hacker involved as it was first believed
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 21st, 2011
South Houston SCADA Systems Protected by Three Character Password
In this case, some might consider the '123456' password as being bulletproof