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Thursday, August 06, 2009
A Trifecta Of Rational Cyber Security Discourse
In this months issue of Automation World, three articles touched on various elements of the industrial cyber security paradigm which we think are extremely important. I have briefly summarized each below and attached a link for your viewing pleasure.
First, Ted Angevaare, internationally-recognized industrial cyber security expert from Shell - and a strong supporter of Wurldtech - is profiled in an article regarding their recent cyber security initiatives. This is the first time a major end-user has publicly come forward with their pains and plans around cyber security. A refreshing and welcome perspective indeed. Just think about the progress we ...
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
Wurldtech Gears Up To Help Secure The Smart Grid
Wurldtech today announced a major strategic initiative to help address the critical cyber security & interoperability challenges facing the energy sector and specifically the bulk power industry with Smart Grid.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
The Answer – One More Than You Have
I attended the West Coast Security Forum (WCSF) during the first week of December and I must share with you a major advancement in my understanding of layered defense strategies. I have attended many conferences and I am always looking for that nugget of truth that I can walk away with and apply to my work. Well, the WCSF did not let me down. From an anonymous voice in the crowd I heard that sage advice that we all seek. I asked the audience when using a layered defense strategy, how many layers of defense are enough? The first response ...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Addressing Canada’s REAL Threat to Critical Infrastructure
Tyler Williams
Special to the Sun
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
The federal government’s plans to roll out a national strategy this summer to protect “critical infrastructure” systems such as oil and gas pipelines, power plants, telecommunications networks, water supplies and banking from attacks either by hackers or terrorists highlight a growing security issue in our country.
While the threat of attack by suicide bombers requires physical transportation to the pipeline or power plant here in Canada (and so may be less imminent), the cyber-security threat to these infrastructure systems is urgent because it can be mounted via the Internet from ...
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Monday, May 28, 2007
Ethernet PLC and VFD Crash / Vulnerability Causes Nuclear Plant Failure
The following articulates a real world case study and example why protocol stack security and reliability is so important. Excerpt From From a NRC report dated April 17, 2007
On August 19, 2006, operators at Browns Ferry, Unit 3, manually scrammed the unit following a loss of both the 3A and 3B reactor recirculation pumps. …
The licensee determined that the root cause of the event was the malfunction of the VFD controller because of excessive traffic on the plant ICS network. … The licensee could not conclusively establish whether the failure of the PLC caused the VFD controllers to ...
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