Manufacturers on Windows XP are risking their systems
9 April 2019 Many manufacturers are facing an increased risk of cyber-attacks due to their continuing use of old versions of Windows – especially Windows XP – which… Read More
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Novel Hall sensor chip will ‘transform’ brushless DC motors
26 October 2018 A Japanese chip-maker has developed a magnetic sensor IC (integrated circuit) that it predicts will “transform” the development, manufacture and performance of brushless DC motors. Read More
Tool helps to pinpoint causes of machine failures
18 October 2018 Itris Automation, the French software firm that specialises in tools for verifying and troubleshooting PLC codes, has released a real-time diagnostics tool that helps to… Read More
FBI and DHS warn of cyber-security threat to critical sectors
21 November 2017 The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the US have issued a warning about an “advanced persistent threat” that,… Read More
A third of industrial controls hit by cyber-attacks in early 2017
29 September 2017 During the first half of 2017, the global manufacturing industry was the sector most susceptible to cyber-attacks – with the industrial control systems (ICSs) and… Read More
Almost 40% of IPCs faced cyber-attacks in late 2016
31 March 2017 Almost 40% of computers in industrial applications were subjected to cyber-attacks in the second half of 2016, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab ICS… Read More
Vulnerability could give attackers control of Rockwell PLCs
16 August 2016 Cisco’s “threat intelligence organisation” Talos has discovered a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix 1400 PLCs that could allow cyber-attackers to take control of affected devices… Read More
Password vulnerability found in Schneider PLCs
4 January 2016 Schneider Electric is issuing firmware updates for more than a dozen Ethernet communications modules and CPUs in its Modicon M340 PLC family after a vulnerability… Read More
Security researchers find flaws in Ethernet switches
13 August 2015 Cyber-security researchers in the US say that they have found security flaws in industrial Ethernet switches and gateways which could be used to attack industrial… Read More
Malware targets GE and Siemens HMI software
30 October 2014 The US Government’s industrial controls cyber-security agency, ICS-Cert, has uncovered a “sophisticated” malware campaign that, it says, has compromised numerous industrial control systems (ICSs) using… Read More
