Siemens Patches Two Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC CP and XHQ

Siemens patched two vulnerabilities in products commonly found in industrial control system setups this week. If exploited the flaws could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions or gain read access to sensitive data on affected systems. Siemens patched one issue .PDF on Tuesday and t...

Dangerous Malware Discovered that Can Take Down Electric Power Grids

Last December, a cyber attack on Ukrainian Electric power grid caused the power outage in the northern part of Kiev — the country's capital — and surrounding areas, causing a blackout for tens of thousands of citizens for an hour and fifteen minutes around midnight. Now, security researchers have...

Bridging the Skills Gap with Trend Micro’s Capture the Flag (CTF) Competition

We all know the IT security industry is suffering from chronic skills gaps and shortages around the world. In the US things are no different, with an estimated talent shortfall of around 40,000 jobs for information security analyst roles alone. While various initiatives have been proposed, few ha...

Siemens, Bayer Expected to Patch Medical Devices Hit By WannaCry

It was initially thought just Windows machines were vulnerable but it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that medical devices and industrial control systems were subjected to the perils of this weekend’s WannaCry ransomware outburst as well. Over the past few days the Department of Homeland...

Siemens devices using the PROFINET Discovery and Configuration Protocol (Update D)

CVSS v3 6.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable from an adjacent network/low skill level to exploit. Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Devices using the PROFINET Discovery and Configuration Protocol DCP Vulnerability: Denial of Service UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory...

WolfSSL library X509 Certificate Text Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary An exploitable off-by-one write vulnerability exists in the x509 certificate parsing functionality of wolfSSL library versions up to 3.10.2. A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a single out of bounds byte overwrite resulting in potential certificate validation vulnerabilities,...

What About the Plant Floor? Six Subversive Concerns for ICS Environments

Industrial enterprises such as electric utilities, petroleum companies, and manufacturing organizations invest heavily in industrial control systems ICS to efficiently, reliably, and safely operate industrial processes. Without this technology operating the plant floor, these businesses cannot...

What About the Plant Floor? Six Subversive Concerns for ICS Environments

Industrial enterprises such as electric utilities, petroleum companies, and manufacturing organizations invest heavily in industrial control systems ICS to efficiently, reliably, and safely operate industrial processes. Without this technology operating the plant floor, these businesses cannot...

Privilege Escalation Flaw Patched in Schneider Wonderware

Data analysis and visualization software deployed inside a larger operational intelligence software sold by Schneider Electric has been patched against a critical privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered in-house by Schneider Electric engineers in the Tableau...

KasperskyOS — Secure Operating System released for IoT and Embedded Systems

Russian cyber security and antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has made available the much awaited KasperskyOS, a secure-by-design operating system based on Microkernel architecture which is specially designed for network devices, industrial control systems and the Internet of Things. The operating...

This Ransomware Malware Could Poison Your Water Supply If Not Paid

Ransomware has been around for a few years, but in last two years, it has become an albatross around everyone's neck, targeting businesses, hospitals, financial institutions and personal computers worldwide and extorting millions of dollars. Ransomware is a type of malware that infects computers...

BINOM3 Electric Power Quality Meter Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-01594)

BINOM3 Electric Power Quality Meter is an electrical power quality monitor for SCADA systems from the Russian company BINOM3. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in BINOM3 Electric Power Quality Meter that could be exploited by an attacker to gain privileged access to the device...

ICS, SCADA Security Woes Linger On

A handful of worrisome vulnerabilities in Honeywell building automation system software disclosed last week are case in point of how far the industry continues to lag in securing SCADA and industrial control systems. Honeywell published in September new firmware that patches vulnerabilities...

SIMATIC S7-300/S7-400 CPU family information disclosure vulnerability

Siemens SIMATIC S7-300/S7-400 CPU families are used to provide discrete and continuous control in industrial environments such as manufacturing, food and beverage, and global chemical industries. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the SIMATIC S7-300/S7-400 CPU family. Due to the...

ICS-CERT Report Grim Reminder of State of Critical Infrastructure Security

U.S. critical infrastructure got another reminder this week that it needs to do more to protect itself from cyber attacks with the release of an annual government report. The NCCIC/ICS-CERT FY 2015 Annual Vulnerability Coordination Report points out that nagging issues continue to plague industri...

Fidelix FX-20 Series Controllers Path Traversal Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Researcher Semen Rozhkov of Kaspersky Lab has identified a path traversal vulnerability in Fidelix’s FX-20 series controllers. Fidelix has produced a new software version to mitigate this vulnerability. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Fidelix reports tha...

Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW Independent researcher Aditya K. Sood has identified a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adcon Telemetry’s A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station. Adcon Telemetry has produced a new firmware version to mitigate this vulnerability. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely. AFFECTED...

PLC Blaster Worm Targets Industrial Control PLCs

LAS VEGAS – Security researchers at Black Hat USA described a proof-of-concept worm that targets weaknesses within automated industrial control systems used to manage critical infrastructure and manufacturing. The worm, according to OpenSource Security, has the capability to autonomously search f...

Overload: Critical Lessons from 15 Years of ICS Vulnerabilities

In the past several years, a flood of vulnerabilities has hit industrial control systems ICS – the technological backbone of electric grids, water supplies, and production lines. These vulnerabilities affect the reliable operation of sensors, programmable controllers, software and networking...

Overload: Critical Lessons from 15 Years of ICS Vulnerabilities

In the past several years, a flood of vulnerabilities has hit industrial control systems ICS – the technological backbone of electric grids, water supplies, and production lines. These vulnerabilities affect the reliable operation of sensors, programmable controllers, software and networking...