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3 weeks ago | 
controlglobal.com | Joe Weiss
June 3-4, I will be participating in the ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Symposium in Chicago. My two sessions will address important issues unique to control systems not being addressed elsewhere. This includes a recent control system hack of a food processor that could have poisoned the food supply chain. RSA also didn’t address many control system cyber threats.
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1 month ago | 
securityinfowatch.com | Joe Weiss
Process sensors are devices that respond to physical stimuli such as temperature, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, voltage, current, motion, time, etc. The physical stimuli are electronically converted to physical measurements such as temperature, volts, amps, pressure, level, flow, chemistry, etc., and provide trusted input to control systems, controllers, motors, protective relays, operational technology (OT) networks and operator displays.
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1 month ago | 
bote.ch | Joe Weiss
Leserbrief Zur Abstimmung über eine neue Asylunterkunft in Küssnacht Das Asylsystem, wie es derzeit praktiziert wird, ist nichts anderes als ein Tropfen auf den heissen Stein. Die Milliarden, die jährlich für die Unterbringung und die Versorgung von Asylsuchenden ausgegeben werden, ändern wenig an den zugrunde liegenden Problemen. Anstatt das System grundlegend zu hinterfragen und die Ursachen von Migration anzugehen, wird das Symptom behandelt.
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2 months ago | 
controlglobal.com | Joe Weiss
Prior to publication of the 2006 Gartner research paper introducing the term operational technology (OT), there was either engineering or information technology (IT). The term OT created a hybrid between engineering and IT that hasn’t been properly connected. Engineers come from a “physics-based” discipline, whereas OT comes from a data-centric discipline. OT is known in the cybersecurity community but not necessarily outside.
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2 months ago | 
tdworld.com | Joe Weiss
We know of control system cyber attacks in the electric power, water, oil and gas, building controls, and transportation sectors that cause physical damages. Another cyber threat that could represent potential physical security dangers involves battery energy storage systems, which vendors, utilities and grid operators are relying more upon to make electricity delivery more reliable.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
controlglobal.com | Joe Weiss
Control system cyber incidents have been publicly identified in the power, water, pipelines, oil and gas, building controls, rail and maritime transportation sectors that have caused significant physical effects. Another family of significant control system cyber incident cases has recently emerged that also have caused significant physical impacts – battery energy storage systems, known in the industry as “BESS.”Get your subscription to Control's tri-weekly newsletter.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
controlglobal.com | Joe Weiss
Addressing critical infrastructure (control system) cybersecurity started with the issuance of Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63 by President Bill Clinton in 1998. According to PDD63, the critical infrastructures were to be cyber-secure within five years of issuance of the PDD – 2003. Yet control system cybersecurity still has not been adequately addressed by the intervening Democratic and Republican administrations.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
controlglobal.com | Joe Weiss
There continues to be a gap between the engineering organizations responsible for reliability, functionality and safety on the one hand, and the network security organizations responsible for network security on the other. This was evident in the recent White House Energy Modernization Cybersecurity Implementation Plan and the associated comments on a LinkedIn post on the use of webservers in instrumentation systems.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
industrialcyber.co | Anna Ribeiro |sarah jane Freeman |Nav Sharma |Ilan Barda |Sandeep Lota |Joe Weiss
Aligning risk and consequence-based approaches across IT and OT environments is crucial for robust cybersecurity. In assessing risk and consequence, IT and OT systems present unique challenges. IT environments typically focus on data integrity and confidentiality, while OT systems prioritize operational continuity and safety. This divergence necessitates a comprehensive strategy considering both domains’ specific risks and consequences.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
controlglobal.com | Joe Weiss
As stated in my Oct. 8, 2024 blog, 144,500 Ford Mavericks were recalled over concerns that the rearview camera display could show a frozen image while backing up. The recalled 2022-2024 model Maverick trucks have "connected touch radios," according to a Sept. 13 recall report submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
