Industrial Control Systems
NIST: Test Framework for Upgrading Smart Electrical Meters
July 13, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
"Companies will be able to tailor these generic test criteria to their own systems. To make it an effective framework, we made sure that it contains consistent, repeatable tests they can run, producing documentation that contains adequate, accurate information regardless of the individual system..."
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What Actions Do Your Security Metrics Promote?
July 12, 2012 Added by:Tripwire Inc
“It is possible to focus on a single metric and drive it up or down, but wreak havoc on the organization through unintended side effects. Some organizations have to deal with some people “gaming the metrics”, which again can lead to unintended side effects. Other organizations use metrics as a way to begin a conversation..."
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EU-US Workshop on Cyber Security of ICS and Smart Grids
July 12, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
ICS and the smart grids are two of these priority areas identified by the EU-US WG. In the last decade, these systems have been facing a notable number of incidents, including the manifestation of Stuxnet which raised a lot of concerns and discussions among all the actors involved in the field...
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Shodan: There is Now an App for That
July 11, 2012 Added by:shawn merdinger
Since October, 2010, Shodan has consistently made waves in the information security world. Like any security tool, Shodan can be leveraged by both malicious attackers and legitimate security operations to gain insights into the public IP exposure of an organization. Now enters the Shodan App...
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ICS-CERT: Removable Media Flash Drive Attacks
July 10, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
A shift supervisor was using a portable flash drive for downloading information from an HMI connected to the industrial control systems. Antivirus scanners run on the removable media, the HMI machine, and other systems found the Hamweq virus on the removable media, but the other systems were clean...
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ICS-CERT: WellinTech KingView and KingHistorian Vulnerabilities
July 09, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Researchers have identified multiple vulnerabilities in WellinTech’s KingView and a single vulnerability in WellinTech’s KingHistorian application which are exploitable remotely and could lead to arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, and denial of service...
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ICS-CERT: Pro-Face Pro-Server EX Multiple Vulnerabilities
July 04, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
The vulnerabilities affecting Pro-face Pro-Server include invalid memory access, integer overflow, unhandled exception, and memory corruptions. Each of these vulnerabilities are remotely exploitable, and public exploits are known to target these vulnerabilities...
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ICS-CERT: Sielco Sistemi Winlog Multiple Vulnerabilities
July 02, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Sielco Sistemi Winlog Version 2.07.14 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted requests to TCP/46824. ICS-CERT is issuing this alert to provide early notice of the report and identify baseline mitigations for reducing risks to these and other cybersecurity attacks...
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ICS-CERT: GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HTML Vulnerability
June 28, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Andrea Micalizzi identified a command injection vulnerability in a third-party HTML help application used by some GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy products. GE identified a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that also existed in the same component. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities...
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ICS-CERT: Longer Term Security Recommendations
June 27, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Network segmentation involves separating one large network into smaller functional networks using firewalls, switches, and other similar devices. Effective segmentation restricts communication between networks and can lessen the extent to which a threat can move laterally through a network...
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ICS-CERT: Control System Internet Accessibility
June 25, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
ICS-CERT is tracking and has responded to multiple reports of researchers using SHODAN, Every Routable IP Project (ERIPP), Google, and other search engines to discover Internet facing control systems. ICS-CERT has identified system owners and operators to notify them of their potential vulnerability...
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ICS-CERT: Wonderware SuiteLink Unallocated Unicode String
June 22, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Independent researcher Luigi Auriemma identified a maliciously crafted Unicode string vulnerability causing a stack-based buffer overflow with proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code that affects the Invensys Wonderware SuiteLink service (slssvc.exe)...
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ICS-CERT: Increasing Logging Capabilities
June 21, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
System and network device logs provide valuable records of system activity. Logs may yield indicators of compromise, C2 communications, exfiltrated data, remote access logons, and other valuable data. Organizations should consider enabling the following types of logging...
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ICS-CERT: WAGO I/O 750 Multiple Vulnerabilities
June 21, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
The reported vulnerabilities from DSecRG have been coordinated with WAGO. WAGO has determined that the vulnerabilities can be mitigated by adjusting system configurations of services not in use. WAGO has released a customer cybersecurity notification on best security practices its products...
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NARUC: Cybersecurity Guidance for State Utility Regulators
June 20, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
“Understanding risk means understanding the relationship between vulnerability (such as a system with a known but unaddressed weakness), threat (such as a bad actor propagating viruses or worms) and consequence (such as physical damage and loss of public safety). Simply understanding risks is just the first step"...
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ICS-CERT: RuggedCom Weak Password Cryptography
June 20, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
A researcher identified a default backdoor user account with a weak password encryption vulnerability in the RuggedCom Rugged Operating System which could allow an attacker can use a simple publicly available script to generate the default password and gain administrative access to the unit...
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