The destruction Superstorm Sandy wreaked on the infrastructure of the U.S.’s most populous metropolitan area has brought the threat of cybersecurity attacks on industrial control systems to the fore. Two days after the storm, Department of Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano warned that “If you think that a critical systems attack that takes down a Read more…
Tags: critical infrastructure, Cyberattack, SCADA
Today’s discussion is part two in our series on critical infrastructure with Eric Knapp, Director of Critical Infrastructure Markets in McAfee’s global business development group. If you haven’t yet listened to or read part one, you might want to stop at this point and view that podcast here, or read the full transcript here in Read more…
Tags: critical infrastructure, SCADA
As a part of our ongoing effort to showcase industry thought leaders here in the blog, I was able to sit down with Eric Knapp, Director of Critical Infrastructure Markets in McAfee’s global business development group, for a series of talks on the topic of critical infrastructure. Eric is an expert in cybersecurity for industrial Read more…
Tags: critical infrastructure, ICS, SCADA
Today’s infosec news focuses on several possible incidents of penetrations at water utility companies. Elinor Mills at C|Net posted a story on a potential compromise last week at a Springfield, Ill., water company that may have resulted in physical damage. Meanwhile Gareth Halfacree at thinq has a writeup on a potential South Houston water supply Read more…
Tags: hacker, hacking, ICS, SCADA, water facility, water pumps hacked, water treatment facilities hacked
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