The convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) offers a unified view of industrial automation control systems and streamlines communication among personnel and the ...

When a cyber-attack reportedly compromised nuclear centrifuges at Natanz over a decade ago, cyber-threats against industrial control systems (ICS) were still an underground phenomenon. A far cry from ...

Back in 1982, the CIA uncovered a plot by the Soviet Union to steal industrial software for controlling its rapidly expanding network of natural-gas pipelines. In response, the agency modified the ...

At the end of February, PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)—the consortium for open hardware specifications—introduced InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems ...

Time and again, industry reports provide discouraging evidence that our defenders are unable to detect and prevent intrusions from advanced, directed and highly structured cyber threats in a timely ...

It’s been nearly impossible to miss all the news about the uptick in cyber-attacks on the manufacturing and processing industries over the past few years. The most recent uptick is not a surprising ...

Outlining real-world attacks against the water, oil and gas, and agriculture industries, Canada’s Centre for Cyber Security highlights the risks of internet-exposed ICS devices. Security experts have ...

The main source of infection on industrial control systems was the internet, researchers at Kaspersky Lab found in a new report. The systems that power the manufacturing, power and water plants, the ...

Industrial control systems in manufacturing, energy, chemical and other environments are coming under an increasing number of cyberattacks, as hacking groups of all kinds attempt to breach these ...

Cyber criminals are launching ransomware attacks that are specifically targeting industrial control systems (ICS) in what researchers say is the first instance of file-encrypting malware being built ...