by Tony Roadknight | Jun 22, 2017
Industroyer: yet another wake-up call for industrial control system security? June 2017 Another week, another threat to our Critical National Infrastructure as the “Industroyer” malware was announced last week. This latest piece of malware is alleged to be able to...
by Tony Roadknight | Oct 31, 2016
Space: the final frontier for cybersecurity? October 2016 Cyber experts have warned that the world is dangerously unprepared for a global disaster sparked by cyber attacks on space infrastructure. A new report published by Chatham House, an independent policy...
by Colin Robbins | Mar 17, 2015
MORE ON AIR GAPS March 2015 While Air-Gaps are a good conceptual solution, in practice beyond Schneier’s single PC example, they are very hard to achieve. There is nearly always a backdoor to be found somewhere that an attacker can exploit. Opinion is divided,...
by Colin Robbins | Sep 15, 2014
Diodes are Diodes, Guards are Guards September 2014 Over the last 3-5 years Data Diodes have grown in popularity as a solution for moving data between isolated networks. With this has come creative marketing to leverage the term ‘Diode’ for solutions that...
by Colin Robbins | Apr 16, 2013
The Need for Network Segregation in Critical Infrastructure Systems April 2013 A recent article in the NY Times claims: The vast majority of targeted computer attacks now start with a malicious e-mail sent to a company employee. Now evidence suggests that the same...
by Colin Robbins | Mar 26, 2013
Air Gaps, Firewalls and Data Diodes in Industrial Control Systems March 2013 Nexor have just released a briefing paper Air-Gaps, Firewalls and Data Diodes in Industrial Control Systems looking the issues around segregating industrial control system networks. What...
