Few images can conjure a sharper contrast with the cutting edge than a modern U.S. air traffic control room—one of the busiest nexuses of aviation in the world—relying on floppy disks and Windows 95 to guide aircraft safely across the skies. It is a juxtaposition both reassuring and unnerving...
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Industrial control systems (ICS) represent the backbone of critical infrastructure across the globe, quietly orchestrating essential processes in energy, manufacturing, transportation, and utilities. Highly specialized yet increasingly interconnected, these systems have become a growing target...
Critical vulnerabilities recently discovered in the CyberData 011209 SIP Emergency Intercom have sent shockwaves through the industrial control systems (ICS) security community. With a combined CVSS v4 score reaching as high as 9.3, and several attack vectors rated at low complexity and capable...
Hitachi Energy’s Relion 670, 650 Series, and SAM600-IO devices underpin sophisticated protection and control systems within critical energy infrastructures globally. In a recent cybersecurity advisory, reportable and severe vulnerabilities have emerged within these core product...
When trust in critical infrastructure depends on industrial control systems (ICS), even a moderate vulnerability merits close attention—especially when it surfaces in widely deployed energy sector software like Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Power Build Rapsody. Recently, a stack-based buffer...
The Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel, a product integral to fire detection systems in critical infrastructure worldwide, faces significant cybersecurity challenges as highlighted by two severe vulnerabilities recently disclosed by CISA and security researchers. With a CVSS v4 score of 9.3...
The recent discovery of a critical vulnerability in the Instantel Micromate, a device widely deployed throughout critical infrastructure and manufacturing sectors, has sent concerning ripples through the industrial cybersecurity community. The vulnerability, cataloged as CVE-2025-1907, exposes a...
The morning after the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) releases a fresh batch of five Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories, security teams across multiple industries find themselves poring over technical documentation, re-evaluating their patch...
In the rapidly evolving world of industrial security, the integrity of access control and building management systems stands as a linchpin to the broader safety of critical infrastructure. Among the keystone solutions in this arena, Siemens SiPass—a comprehensive access control system widely...
In the evolving landscape of industrial security, Siemens’ SiPass integrated building access control system stands at the intersection of physical infrastructure and digital vulnerability. With enterprises globally relying on SiPass to secure commercial facilities, news of a remotely exploitable...
Industrial control systems form the backbone of countless essential infrastructure sectors, from energy to manufacturing, utilities, and transportation. As these environments increasingly adopt Internet-connected technologies and IT-OT convergence continues, the risk profile for such systems...
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The recent security advisory concerning the Johnson Controls iSTAR Configuration Utility (ICU) Tool has sparked significant attention across critical infrastructure sectors, and for good reason: vulnerabilities in access control and configuration utilities can act as high-impact gateways for...
The emergence of Void Blizzard—a newly identified, Russian-affiliated threat actor—has sent ripples of concern through cybersecurity communities, government agencies, and critical infrastructure operators worldwide. According to detailed findings published by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, Void...
In an era where cutting-edge technologies like generative artificial intelligence and Windows 11 dominate the digital landscape, it's startling to discover that numerous critical institutions continue to rely on Windows XP, an operating system released in 2001 and officially unsupported by...
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Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Historian integration with ThingWorx stands as a cornerstone in the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial automation and digital transformation. When headlines broke regarding a critical vulnerability tied to its use of Apache log4net configuration files...
As cyber threats continue to evolve in sophistication and scale, the U.S. critical infrastructure landscape has found itself facing increasingly potent adversaries—none more currently relevant than threat actors wielding the LummaC2 malware. In a joint Cybersecurity Advisory released by the...
Russian state-sponsored cyber operations have become one of the most significant digital threats facing the critical sectors of North America and Europe, with Western logistics and technology companies now on especially high alert. A newly published joint Cybersecurity Advisory from agencies...
Industrial automation’s march toward hyper-connectivity brings undeniable efficiency benefits, but for organizations relying on Schneider Electric’s popular Modicon line of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), a newly disclosed—and remotely exploitable—vulnerability has shaken assumptions...
May 20, 2025 marked a significant moment in the ongoing quest for industrial cybersecurity resilience as the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released thirteen new Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories. These advisories serve not only as a warning to operators...
A critical vulnerability has sent ripples through the global industrial cybersecurity community: all versions of Schneider Electric’s Galaxy VS, Galaxy VL, and Galaxy VXL uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), widely used to protect critical infrastructure, are exposed to a remotely exploitable...