Emerson Patches Series of Flaws in Controllers Used in Oil and Gas Pipelines

Researchers have identified a wide range of vulnerabilities in remote terminal units manufactured by Emerson Process Management that are widely used in oil and gas pipelines and other applications. The vulnerabilities include a number of hidden functions in the RTUs, an authentication bypass and...

An Unhappy Birthday For Uncle Sam On Cyber Security

Here’s the good news on America’s birthday: the last year has seen the U.S. emerge as an undisputed global leader in the use of offensive cyber operations. Averting another “Sputnik” moment, the nation’s longest running and most successful democracy blazed new trails in non-kinetic warfare,...

CERT Warns Of Cyber Threats To Gas Pipelines

The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigating a string of cyber intrusions targeting companies that operate national gas pipelines in the U.S. The DHS’s Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Readiness Team ICS-CERT disclosed in its April, 2012 newsletter that it is...