Waterfall Security Solutions

The Ukraine power grid cyberattack continued to dominate cybersecurity news in February as various researchers reported findings from their investigations of the incident. In other news, researc...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/03/february-news-roundup-ukraine-japan_8.html

Recent reports from the Nuclear Threat Initiative and Chatham House , both find that nuclear facilities in many countries are “easy targets for cyberattacks.” Among problems cited in the re...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/02/reports-highlight-cybersecurity-risks.html

It’s no surprise the cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid dominated industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity news in January. Following the news of the power outages and subsequent disco...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/02/january-news-roundup-ukraine-power-grid.html

Three of the seven strategies in the December 2015 report from the DHS NCCIC/ICS-CERT, “Seven Strategies To Secure Industrial Control Systems ,” recommend unidirectional gateways for maximu...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/01/dhs-report-recommends-unidirectional.html

Paul Feldman, director of Midcontinent ISO, and Dan Hill, board member for the New York ISO, recently published “Cybersecurity: IT vs. OT, and the Pursuit of Best Practices” in the January 2...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/01/electric-sector-security-leaders-paul.html

December’s cybersecurity news further illustrated the reality that foreign state hackers are targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. Of greater concern is the fact that much of our infrastruct...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/01/december-news-roundup-aging.html

The threat of terrorism is top of mind for many, and of increasing concern to those tasked with protecting industrial control systems (ICS). ISIS has issued threats against the North American el...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-predictions-for-industrial.html

In the wake of the ISIS-perpetrated Paris attacks and cyber threats against the U.K., government agencies are stepping up cybersecurity in a bid to detect and defend their critical infrastructur...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/12/november-news-roundup-why-energy-sector.html

For the fourth year in a row, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Waterfall with a Customer Value Excellence through Technology Convergence award. This honor is awarded to a company that exhibits...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/11/frost-sullivan-recognizes-waterfall.html

The Waterfall/Area 81 Racing team ended its 2015 season with the grit and dedication we’ve come to expect, pulling out two wins as it participated in its last South Atlantic Road Racing Champi...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/11/waterfallarea-81-racing-team-post-two.html

The mounting fear of inefficient critical infrastructure security set the tone for October when researchers from the U.K.-based Chatham House, an independent policy institute based in London, an...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/11/october-news-roundup-us-tackles.html

There was a day when the most common question heard while demonstrating a Unidirectional Security Gateway at an electric-sector trade show was "What's that?” Today, most electric-sector securi...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/10/protecting-generating-networks-with.html

This post is authored by Paul Feldman, Chairman, Midwest ISO & Independent Director, WECC. For the first decade of industrial control-system cybersecurity, IT security practices were held up a...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/10/steering-away-from-it-securitys-gold.html

September was marked by ongoing exploration and discussion of the very real threats to U.S. critical infrastructure. From successful cyberattacks against U.S. Department of Energy computer syste...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/10/september-news-roundup-exploring.html

At large generators, per-unit air compressors and Unidirectional Gateways are reducing risk and reducing compliance costs. The latest CIP V5 transition guidance explains how to assess the im...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/09/security-nugget-air-compressors-help.html

As the summer enjoyed its last hurrah, industrial cybersecurity became a hot topic in the news. In August, we saw the U.S. Department of Homeland Security working to increase security measures w...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/09/august-news-roundup-debunking-myths-and.html

Waterfall Security Solutions released a new white paper describing how Unidirectional Security Gateways and related products are used in power generation applications. The white paper documents ...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/09/unidirectional-protections-for-electric.html

Traditional cybersecurity measures, such as firewalls and anti-malware, were once considered adequate to protect our IT networks and industrial control systems (ICS) alike. Recently, however, th...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/08/which-of-our-control-system-networks-is.html

It was an exciting weekend at the Central Carolina SCCA’s Daylight into Dark races at Charlotte Motor Speedway as the Waterfall/Area 81 Racing team posted double F1000 wins. Richard Frankli...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-14-15-2015-waterfallarea-81.html

Applying IT-style cybersecurity defenses to operations technology (OT) networks is not effective to ensure reliable operations of industrial control systems. Thus, OT cybersecurity practices are...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/08/best-practices-in-itot-integration-for.html

There has been no shortage of industrial cybersecurity concerns in the news last month. Particularly noteworthy are the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s new CIP standards and the Lloyd�...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/08/july-news-roundup.html

A short trip away from its headquarters in North Carolina, the Waterfall/Area 81 Racing team traveled to Roebling Road Raceway in Savannah, Ga., for the SECS. Richard Franklin, driver of car ...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/07/waterfallarea-81-team-succeeds-despite.html

Last month, Digital Bond Labs, a cybersecurity lab focused on finding new security and reliability vulnerabilities in control-system components, performed a security assessment of Waterfall’s ...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/07/digital-bond-labs-assess-flip.html

Are the U.S. power grid and other critical infrastructures safe from cyberattacks? According to recent news and research, the answer is no. Reliance on the power grid is increasing, as are the t...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/07/june-news-roundup-how-safe-is-us-power.html

Every day, the need for effective cybersecurity becomes apparent across new global sectors. Whether in the energy industry, power grids or critical infrastructure, it is clear that industrial cy...

http://waterfall-security.blogspot.com/2015/06/may-news-roundup.html