Niagara AX Updates Available Now — Versions 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 are Affected
Niagara AX updates available now. Versions 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 are affected The August 2015 Update Releases are available for download on Niagara Central. The updates include important enhancements that...
View ArticleTop US Cities With Exposed Niagara Systems
And Other Scary Stats (Disclaimer – It is not the intent of this post to point out a particular BAS software vendor. The intent is to show that we, the system integrator, still have work ahead of us...
View ArticleData Center Equipment Exposed With Default Manufacturer User and Pass
Shodan Cataloging of Liebert & APC (Disclaimer – It is not the intent of this post to point out a particular BAS software vendor. The intent is to show that we, the system integrator, still have...
View ArticleCABA Launches Landmark Research on CyberSecurity: Is Your Organization Prepared?
What steps have your organization taken to ensure that your customers, products/services and organization are safe from privacy issues and cybersecurity attacks? The CABA Board of Directors and the...
View ArticleICS/SCADA Security Essentials, Atlanta – Billy Rios, Instructor
My friend and mentor Billy Rios will be the instructor for the upcoming SANS Institute ICS/SCADA Security Essentials in Atlanta, September 28 thru October 2. Billy is not only an expert on this...
View ArticlePractical Application for Using Shodan
Finding Devices, Protocols, Vendors, etc. Disclaimer – It is not the intent of this post to point out a particular BAS software vendor, protocol, or device. The intent is to show that we, the system...
View ArticleIf You’re Breached, You May Be Facing Two Battles
According to an arstechnica article Monday, August 24, a federal appeals court ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can now sue a company that employs poor IT security practices. This...
View ArticleGateways Aren’t Supervisory Controllers But They Offer A “Greatway” Into Your...
If you haven’t looked at Shodan maps maybe you should. It shows a stark visualization of just how exposed we are. The above image shows all of the Lantronix devices that exposed. In the US alone there...
View ArticleHacker Skills: How to get free Movies in Your Hotel Room
Ken Smyers, Fred Gordy and I talk a lot about how hackers use vunerablities in BAS systems to get into places they should not. Pablos Holman shows us just how unsafe your wireless and other...
View ArticleCyber Legacy?
I think that the president is looking to use cyber security as a “legacy” play for his last year in office. It is the one thing that most Americans, regardless of their party affiliation, will agree...
View ArticleAnnouncing SmartCore’s Free, Online Criticality and Threat Assessment (CATA)
ONLINE ASSESSMENT AT NO CHARGE TO YOU SmartCore has developed an online assessment tool that gives building and portfolio management a high level assessment of each building free of charge. Contact...
View ArticleSMARTCORE’s Complimentary Online Threat Assessment Survey
Helps You Identify Vulnerabilities in Your BAS SmartCore will translate your answers to this short survey into a Threat Assessment Scorecard as well as a prescriptive Cyber Risk Mitigation Plan that we...
View ArticleWhere’s The Goat?
If you’ve seen Jurassic Park you probably know what this line. If you haven’t, the scene is this… There is a goat that is tied to a stake on a platform with a cage around it and raised up from the...
View ArticleGreater Atlanta Cyber Security for Control Systems Meetup @ Stromquist – Aug...
BOOM BOOM (OUT GO THE LIGHTS): A LOOK AT TWO CONFIRMED ICS ATTACKS Doug Wylie will be speaking with us about two confirmed examples of attacks on ICS systems, with a wealth of information on each of...
View ArticlePublicly Exposed Control System BBMD – No Login Required! - Cyber Security –...
There are free tools readily available to anyone that can not only scan BACNet networks, it gives the user the ability make changes to individual control points, set schedules, review logs, view alarms...
View ArticleOctober is National Cyber Security Awareness Month! Marc Petock Warns Cyber...
Lynxspring’s Cyber Security expert, Marc Petock reminds us that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to raise awareness about cyber security. From Marc...
View ArticleInternet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 Introduced by...
On August 1, 2017, the U.S. Government took a significant “lead by example” step forward in the battle of Internet of Things (IoT) security. Chief among the vendor commitments — that must be made to...
View ArticleThe Dark Web Goes Corporate, by Josh Fruhlinger, CSO - Cyber Security –...
By Josh Fruhlinger, CSO. The “dark web” is a phrase strikes an ominous tone, conveying an impression of a marketplace where anything is for sale: hacking tools, weapons, drugs, child pornography, even...
View ArticleEpisode 255: ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings Videocast and PodCast for Week...
Episode 255: ControlTalk NOW — Smart Buildings Videocast and PodCast for week ending Feb 18, 2018 features our interview and cyber security discussion with two of our industry’s most venerated experts...
View ArticleKevin Smith, CTO of Tridium, talks Cyber-threat Trends and Cyber-security...
Niagara Framework — Your Head Start on the Journey to Cybersecurity. There are now more devices that connect to building control systems than the last generation of building engineers could have ever...
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