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Monday, April 28, 2008
“The Charge of the Mosquitoes” – Two Part Article
There has been a lot of talk out there recently around FUD and public disclosure, with the usual industrial cyber security pundits weighing in on all sides. With videos such as the Aurora demonstration, Ira Winkler’s RSA presentation, and a whole host of other inflammatory articles, people are wondering whether such articles are doing any good or not.
I have heard some great analogies lately as well. Notably my favorite came from Jake Brodsky during a podcast interview he and I did together over at Digital Bond’s website with Dale Peterson. He likened such articles to an “Energy Drink.” Great ...
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Dr. Kube Presents Twice At The Yokogawa Technology Fair & User Conference 2008
We are proud to showcase some coverage on Dr. Nate Kube’s two presentations at the Yokogawa Technology Fair & User Conference 2008 in Houston, TX.
Courtesy of Control Global, here are the links to recaps of his talks:
Talk 1: Best Practices in Securing Process Automation Networks (April 9, 2008): http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2008/129.html
Talk 2: To Fix System Bugs, Wurldtech Gets Fuzzy Wid It (April 10, 2008): http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2008/132.html
Enjoy.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Friday’s Note: Industrial Cyber Security Threats Are Real
Yesterday (April 10, 2008), the Sound OFF! blog mentioned an article, “Industrial Control Systems Killed Once and Will Again, Experts Warn”, written by Ryan Singel from the WIRED Blog Network (April 9, 2008). Unfortunately, a past cyber incident has now been linked to a fatality. The incident in question is the tragic rupture of a pipline which spilled 237,000 gallons of gasoline into two creeks near Bellingham, Washington. The gas ignited and killed three, injuring eight others.
A recent re-examination by security experts into this tragedy has revealed this incident was due to a control system computer issue. The finding ...
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Why Technology Alone Will Never Solve the Problem
As a technology company, this is sometimes kind of hard to swallow. Technology is not the limiting factor in security. We have the technology to lock down something so well that it can’t even be used (which I would say is a failure of security, but that is not the point). But, while we continually look for technology or that latest and greatest component to “solve” our problems, we have to remember that the key is not what technology you acquire, but rather the application of that technology. Any doubters would do well to read the article over at http://www.itpro.co.uk/internet/news/182871/staff-forced-to-bypass-security-controls.html...
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