Are you up to speed on all the latest security and safety best practices with it comes to process control automation? ISA’s Safety and Security Symposium is coming up very soon – April 25-27th, 2012 at the Crown Plaza in Anaheim. The symposium provides you with unbiased knowledge to assist you in your career and [...]
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Stuxnet on 60 Minutes
We have been discussing Stuxnet since it was discovered in 2010. Stuxnet was recently profiled on CBS’ 60 Minutes. There are some of the exclusive video clips that were posted on 60 Minutes Overtime web site. Nancy Bartels, Managing Editor at Control Global, had some comments about the show which she posted here on Control Global’s [...]
Uninterruptible power supplies, cybersecurity
… Once a hacker has gained access to a moderately secured network, they can easily determine the IP addresses of every device on the network. Using port scans, they then can determine if the device communicates through HTTP, SNMP, Telnet, MODBUS, etc. Once the communications protocol has been established, the hacker will first attempt to [...]
Security standards committee completes ballot
The ISA99 committee recently completed a ballot on the standard, ISA-62443.03.03 (99.03.03), Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems: System Security Requirements and Security Assurance Levels. Closing on October 27, 2011, the ballot passed with 18 approval votes and five disapproval votes. Reflecting the widespread interest in the draft, more than 500 comments were received [...]
Assessing the Security of ICS Systems Using Threat Modeling
All industries are constantly challenged to reduce their budget and ensure that services or goods they purchase meet the most important needs of the company. Understanding the threats for your company will ensure that this budget is spent wisely and reduce the risks that most affect you. Watch this video to find out about the [...]
ISA99 issues security draft for committee ballot
ISA99, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, has issued a draft standard for committee ballot. ISA-62443.03.03 (99.03.03): Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems: System Security Requirements and Security Assurance Levels, prescribes the system security requirements related to seven foundational requirements defined in ISA-99.01.01-2007 and assigns system security assurance levels to the system under [...]
Power in Security
The power industry has a white elephant in the room — the NERC and CIP regulatory requirements for all the power fossil hydro transmission distribution within the U.S. and North America in general. So says Bryan Singer of Kenexis Security Corp. while gleening input from power industry gurus at the latest POWID Symposium this past [...]
ISA’s 54th POWID Symposium speaks to issues in automation, instrumentation and controls in the power industry.
In Charlotte, North Carolina this past June 2011, power industry professionals gathered at one of the most credible events that focused on innovations in cybersecurity, Smart Grid and variable energy technologies which impact power generation delivery systems. Here the experiences and benefits from those who attended ISA’s 54th POWID Symposium.
FTPW: Security Certification Double Whammy
For our fifth and final day of ISA Interchange’s “Free Tech Paper Week”, we’re bringing you a two-for-one. You’ll get another presentation, this one presented by Dr. Ragnar Scheirholz and Kevin McGrath at ISA Automation Week 2010, but you’ll also get a copy of their full technical paper as well. Read below for the full [...]
Control Network Secure Connectivity Simplified
The susceptibility of control systems to security issues continues to confront organizations. While it may be rare to penetrate a control system directly from the Internet, corporate connections, remote support links, USB keys, and laptops create pathways for the typical worm or advanced hacker. Once inside, attacking an industrial control system is not difficult—in some [...]