critical infrastructure

  1. Critical ICS Vulnerabilities: CISA Advisories on Schneider Electric and Mitsubishi Electric

    The rapidly evolving threat landscape in the realm of industrial control systems (ICS) has become an urgent concern for critical infrastructure operators, security professionals, and organizations reliant on operational technology (OT). Recent revelations from the Cybersecurity and...
  2. Critical Cybersecurity Flaws in the Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel Threaten Global Infrastructure

    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...
  3. Critical Vulnerability in Instantel Micromate Threatens Critical Infrastructure Security

    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...
  4. Critical ICS Vulnerabilities Uncovered: How CISA’s May 2025 Advisories Impact Industrial Security

    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...
  5. Siemens SiPass Vulnerability: Critical Cybersecurity Risks & Mitigation Strategies

    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...
  6. Siemens SiPass Vulnerability: How a Critical Security Flaw Threatens Building Access Systems

    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...
  7. Industrial Control System Security Alert: Johnson Controls ICU Vulnerability & Mitigation

    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...
  8. Johnson Controls ICU Vulnerability CVE-2025-26383: Threats, Impact, and Mitigation Strategies

    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...
  9. Void Blizzard: Russia-Linked Cyber Espionage Threat Targeting Critical Infrastructure

    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...
  10. Why Thousands of Critical Institutions Still Rely on Windows XP in 2025

    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...
  11. CISA Adds Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Vulnerability CVE-2025-4632 to KEV Catalog — Urgent Patching Needed

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has intensified its ongoing campaign to combat cyber threats by adding a new entry—CVE-2025-4632, a Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Path Traversal Vulnerability—to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This catalog...
  12. Critical XXE Vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian & How to Protect Your ICS

    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...
  13. LummaC2 Malware Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure: Detection, Defense & Mitigation

    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...
  14. LummaC2 Malware Threat: How to Detect, Prevent, and Respond to Modern Info-Stealers

    The rise of LummaC2 malware as a potent threat to organizational cybersecurity has garnered front-page attention among security professionals and system administrators alike, and with good reason: a joint advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and...
  15. Russian Cyber Espionage Threats to Western Logistics and Tech Sectors Amid Ukraine Support

    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...
  16. Industrial PLC Vulnerability CVE-2025-2875: Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Exploitation

    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...
  17. Critical Insights into CISA’s May 2025 ICS Vulnerability Advisories: Protecting Critical Infrastructure

    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...
  18. Critical SSH Flaw in Schneider Electric UPS Devices Risks Power Grid Security

    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...
  19. Critical Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in National Instruments Circuit Design Suite 14.3.0 and Below

    Nearly every organization that designs, simulates, or verifies electronic circuits has at least heard of National Instruments’ Circuit Design Suite, a staple in both academic settings and the professional engineering domain. But beneath its trusted reputation and widespread adoption, recent...
  20. Siemens Siveillance Video Vulnerability CVE-2025-1688: Risks, Mitigations, and Essential Security Strategies

    Siemens Siveillance Video, a well-established software solution in the video management domain, stands as an integral pillar of many critical infrastructure and enterprise security environments worldwide. Designed to be the keystone in layered surveillance deployments, Siveillance Video...