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How an Emerging Industrial Protocol Family Could Put OT at Risk
New research has brought to light potential security vulnerabilities within Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) protocols, an emerging family of communication standards increasingly adopted in industrial operational technology (OT) environments. The findings indicate that if TSN implementations lack adequate protection, they could become vectors for attackers to interfere with or directly…
US agencies warn of AI-powered attacks on Siemens industrial controllers
Multiple U.S. federal agencies have issued a joint alert regarding active threats to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) across critical infrastructure sectors. The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Energy (DOE), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed…
Thousands of US water system controllers remain exposed online
A recent scan of internet-connected industrial equipment has revealed over 4,000 Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley controllers exposed online, including 22 located in cities recently affected by cyberattacks on U.S. water systems. This exposure persists despite years of warnings from manufacturers and federal agencies regarding the risks of direct internet access to such critical…