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When Industrial Protocol Translation Goes Wrong

A recent research paper delves into the vital role of protocol translation in industrial facilities by looking at the protocol gateway. It is a small device that translates the different protocols used by machinery, sensors, actuators,…

Protect Your Organization Against Ransomware Attacks

The following best practices can help focus strategies to protect against this growing threat: Know Your Risks and Plan Accordingly: There are several ransomware attack strategies that organizations need to prepare. Web-based attacks that target and compromise…

5 steps for successful OT endpoint cybersecurity risk management

Operational Technology (OT) has become a heightened target for cybersecurity attacks. The need to address OT (operational technology) cyber risks has never been greater. New threats are emerging every day – both targeted as well as…

Everything you need to know about a Man in the Middle Attack

A man in the middle attack occurs when a third party intercepts a digital conversation without any knowledge of that interception from the legitimate participants. This conversation can occur between two human users, a human user…

Keynote speech – IIoT World’s Industrial Cybersecurity Day

For this session we’ve invited The Honorable Lucian Niemeyer currently working many of these issues for the federal government in the Office of Management and Budget to address emerging threats, documented attacks, and the impact and…

Five Guiding Principles for Industrial IoT Security

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is like the advent of the Internet all over again. From the perspec- tive of new business models and process transformation, IoT applications are perhaps even greater than…

Top five largest cyber-attacks in the past year and lessons learnt

Sponsored by RunSafe Security Cyberattacks are becoming far too common, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, as companies are changing how they’re doing business. Large cyber-attacks on enterprises’ software, in particular, have already affected millions of users.…

[E-Book] The State of OT Cyber Security

Many predictions from ten years ago about a rapid rise in cyber-physical attacks did not come true. Certainly, there has been significant financial damage to many firms resulting from powerful intrusions and attacks. However, relative to…