critical infrastructure

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2014
Cyber espionage campaign based on Havex RAT hit ICS/SCADA systems

Security Experts at F-Secure discovered a cyber espionage campaign based in the Havex malware targeting ICS/SCADA systems and vendors. Security Experts at F-Secure have conducted an investigation on the Havex Malware family in the past months, let’s remember that the malicious agent has been used in several targeted attacks against different industry sectors, and according […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2014
Impact of Windows XP End of life on Critical Infrastructure

Which is the impact of the Windows XP End of Life on the critical infrastructure? Which are the risks and the mitigation strategies that could be adopted? This week I had the pleasure and the honor to participate as a speaker for a seminar at Rome Security Summit 2014, the theme of the event was “Impact […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2014
ICS-CERT warns of possible hack of road signs controlled by Daktronics Vanguard software

ICS-CERT issued an alert for the presence of a hardcoded password flaw in Daktronics Vanguard highway dynamic message sign (DMS) configuration software. Security experts have discovered a new flaw in Daktronics’ Vanguard software which could be remotely exploited by hackers to hack electronic road signs. A week ago, it was reported that Daktronics’ Vanguard dynamic highway message sign (DMS) configuration […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 09, 2014
ICS-CERT warns on the rise in attacks on online ICS

A reading of the data issued by the ISC-CERT in its Monthly Monitor (ICS-MM201404) on the attacks against ICS (industrial control systems) exposed on line. Do you have exposed your Industrial control system (ICS) on the Internet? “If ICS is connected to the Internet, it comes with an almost 100% guarantee of its being hacked on […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2014
Critical Infrastructure, hackers targeted public utility SCADA

Cyber attacks could pose a potentially huge risk to US critical infrastructure, state-sponsored hackers and cyber criminals are increasing their activity. Governments are even more alarmed by the possibility of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, hackers could pose a potentially huge risk to the helpless population. In a recent US Government exercise, a team of hackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2014
Hacking Traffic lights and other control systems is not so hard

Security experts Cesar Cerrudo conducted a study on the security of components within control traffic lights and similar electronic systems. The hacking of control systems for traffic lights or cyber grids is a prerogative of sci-fi series and movies, hackers could be able to target them causing serious problems. Cesar Cerrudo, CTO at IOActive, has conducted a study to investigate […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2014
Cyber warriors fought between the government and the security industry

The demand for cyber security experts continues to raise, the US Government announced further investment to recruit new cyber talents with many difficulties. Cyber security is officially one of the first targets of every government, many countries announced huge investments to improve their cyber capabilities, a great effort that is having a significant impact on budgets and politics. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2014
Raoul Chiesa – from cybercrime to state-sponsored hacking

Raoul Chiesa gives us his view on the current cyber threat landscape, from Snowden’s case to the links between cyber crime and state-sponsored hacking. Next week the forth Cybercrime Conference will be held in Rome (http://www.tecnaeditrice.com/eventi/cyber_crime_conference_2014/presentazione), two days in which top experts in the field will analyze high-profile cyber attacks discussing also about legal issues, privacy, and cyber strategies […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2014
Darpa is looking for experts from private sector for future cyber ops

Darpa is scouting the private companies to recruit high skilled professional and use company infrastructure to protect classified information. The Pentagon is searching cyber experts to address the growing shortage of highly professional in the field, the US Government is making scouting for expert hackers in the private sector. The control of the cyberspace and the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2014
Ukrainian hacktivists hit NATO websites with DDoS attack

The group of hacktivists Cyber Berkut hit several NATO websites with DDoS attacks while in the Crimea is being a referendum on annexation to Russia. Several NATO websites have been hit by cyber attacks while in the Crimea is being a referendum on annexation to Russia, the news has been reported by the principal media agencies […]