Critical infrastructure

Advice to a New SCADA Engineer

Target Audience As I have come in contact with those new to industrial control systems – whether they be supervisor control and data acquisition (SCADA) syst

Cyber-attacks Against Nuclear Plants: A Disconcerting Threat

Introduction A cyber-attack against critical infrastructure could cause the paralysis of critical operations with serious consequences for a country and its

Information Security Vulnerabilities of Trains

1. Introduction Since the invention of the steam locomotive, there have been continuous technological developments in the field of railway transport. For ex

Oil and Gas Cyber Security 101

Recently, I've published a post in the form of Interview about Oil and Gas Cyber Security, and it received a lot of attention. It seems that nowadays researc

Oil and Gas Cyber Security – Interview

In the recent presentation at BlackHat, you mentioned that oil and gas is one of the industries most plagued by cyber-attacks. What makes oil and gas an attr

Cyber-Attack on Worldwide Nuclear Facilities

Critical infrastructure under attack The protection of critical infrastructure is a pillar of the cyber security strategy of any government. Cybercriminal, h

Cyber Attacks on the Power Grid: The Specter of Total Paralysis

The Incidents Imagine that one day you wake up and trading is halted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor; meanwhile systems at United Airlines and th

Cyber Threat Analysis for the Aviation Industry

Cyber attacks on the aviation industry are becoming a sensitive issue. Considering that cyberspace provides a low-cost haven for carrying out a broad range o

SCADA Interview Questions

SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) is a type of software application and hardware control that defines the way data and real-time processing is

Foreign Hackers Constantly Target US Critical Infrastructure

US critical infrastructure under attack US authorities are warning companies operating in every industry of a significant increase in the number of cyber att