Securing the Future of Industrial Automation: The Crossroads of IT & OT
Executive Summary Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are devices used to maintain operability of machinery and equipment. They are small devices with computer with operating systems known as ...
Kaylay Platform Vulnerability Compromises Smart Home Security
Executive Summary A new Critical Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) that effects over 83 million Internet of Things (IoT) security devices has been found in the cloud platform of ThroughTek Co., ...
Oldsmar Water Treatment Facility Attack
(By: Edgar Namoca on February 18, 2021) Executive Summary On February 5, 2021, adversaries we able to gain remote access to the Oldsmar water treatment plant [1]. The Oldsmar water ...
Ransomware Attack on the University of Vermont Health Network
(By: Edgar Namoca on February 3, 2021) Executive Summary The most recent and still ongoing attack is the ransomware attack on the University of Vermont (UVM) health network. On October 28, 2020, ...
(By: Edgar Namoca on February 2, 2021) Executive Summary Urgent/11 comprises eleven Zero-day flaws in the VxWorks real-time operating system (ROTS) [1]. VxWorks is a real-time operating ...
(By: Edgar Namoca on October 22, 2020) Introduction June 30, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) put out an advisory alert for a malware known as Dridex. ...
Over 400 United States Hospitals Effected by Ransomware
(By: Edgar Namoca on October 15, 2020) Introduction September 28, 2020 United Health Services (UHS) was the victim of a ransomware attack [1]. This attack was initiated at midnight when ...
OilRig Targets Middle Eastern Telecommunications Organizations
(By: Edgar Namoca on September 17, 2020) Executive Summary On July 22, 2020 an article was published on the research of recent targeted attacks on Middle Eastern telecommunications ...
Targeted Attacks on Industrial Control Systems
(By: Edgar Namoca on September 3, 2020) Introduction On June 8, 2020 Honda of Japan was a victim of the snake ransomware attack also known as EKANS[2]. EKANS is a Windows ransomware that ...
(By: Josh Balentine on March 3, 2019) The national maritime transportation services provide millions of Americans with employment at ports and port related industries every year and contributes ...