Open Smart Grid Protocol Homegrown Crypto Weaknesses

In the three years since its inception, the Open Smart Grid Protocol has found its way into more than four million smart meters and similar devices worldwide. And like its SCADA, industrial control system, and embedded system brethren, it’s rife with security issues. Two researchers, Phillip...

ENISA Outlines Security Regulations for EU Smart Grid Expansion

The European Union has set a series of ambitious goals for itself: by 2020, the 27 member states expect to collectively use 20 percent renewable energy, reduce CO2 emissions by 20 percent, and increase energy efficiency by 20 percent. In order to accomplish these goals, Europe will need to perfor...

Embedded Systems, Critical Infrastructure 'Renovation' Outpacing Security

Scott Tousley, deputy director cybersecurity division at Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology, is an advocate of integrating cybersecurity education into all disciplines of IT and business and risk management. “We don’t want to teach cybersecurity as a stovepipe, but to do it so...

Attack on SCADA Vendor Telvent Raises Concerns

Telvent, the maker of a SCADA product used in a number of critical industries, said that its corporate network has been compromised by attackers and that some of the files used by customers on their own networks were changed. This attack is the latest in what looks to be a series of incidents of...

California Approves Data Security Rules for Smart Meters

The state of California has approved new rules to protect the data stored on so-called “smart meters,” in an effort to protect customer consumption data as household utilities are wired and connected to an IP-enabled “smart grid.” The California Public Utilities Commission CPUC, which regulates...

McAfee study - India is fourth lowest in security adoption !

McAfee study - India is fourth lowest in security adoption ! McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS revealed the findings from a global report 'In the Dark, Crucial Industries Confront Cyber attacks' that reflects the cost and impact of cyber attacks on critical...

GAO Warns Of Cyber Insecurity on Smart Grid

The U.S. Government’s watchdog, the Government Accountability Office GAO has warned that the rapid adoption of so-called “smart grid” infrastructure in the U.S. electric industry is going forward without adequate planning for cybersecurity and the combined physical and cyber attacks that are like...

Experts Discuss Stuxnet's Long-Term Impact on Cybersecurity

Stuxnet has both fascinated and horrified the cybersecurity community throughout 2010. Its multiple zero-day exploits, stealth capabilities, and precise control over industrial machinery mark it as a prime example of advanced cyber threats. Stuxnet represents both a nightmare and a dream for...