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  • Intrinsically-secure PLC and RTU control
  • 10 or 20 channels of universal I/O
  • Free IEC 61131-3 engineering software
  • -40ºC to +80ºC temperature range
  • Rugged, all-metal case 5.4 in x 8.9 in x 2.3 in
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Cyber Attacks
 

New PLC Malware Leverages Processor Problems to Go Dark

November 16, 2016
Robert Bergman

While this malware isn’t out in the wild and won’t be anytime soon, it highlights a common trait of all PLC’s – except Bedrock. It all starts with pins (our backplane is pinless). PLCs use specific configurations of input/output (I/O) pins to both monitor and control the status of specific hardware, sensors or tools.. Ali Abbasi, who will present his findings at the upcoming Black Hat Europe 2016 conference. designed this malware to highlight the next generation of potential issues and encourage manufacturers to correct existing PLC problems before sending new iterations to market. Abbasi’s PLC malware is able to switch the I/O configuration of PLC pins to fundamentally change the way the computer operates… the message? Go pinless….

 
Cyber Attacks

Addressing Industrial Power Supply Vulnerabilities

June 23, 2020
Robert Bergman

The concerns about industrial power supplies that cybersecurity authority Joe Weiss raised in his “Unfettered” Controlglobal.com blog in 2018 are […]

Cyber Attacks

The Grim Realities of Electronic Component Counterfeiting

May 28, 2020
Robert Bergman

If you have ever had doubts that electronic component counterfeiting is real, this 2017 article on the website Ataviat will […]

Cyber Attacks

Hackers Knew How to Target PLCs in Israel Water Facility Attacks (SecurityWeek Article)

May 4, 2020
Robert Bergman

Israeli authorities have instructed wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, sewage facilities, and other organizations in the country’s water sector to […]