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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

U.S. Security Agencies Warn of Cyber Attack Threats to Unauthenticated PLCs and other OT

August 27, 2020
Robert Bergman

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have urged critical infrastructure facilities to take […]

Cyber Attacks

Encrypt or Be Encrypted: Mysterious Ransomware Attacks OT

August 27, 2020
Robert Bergman

A second bit of ransomware code designed to target industrial control systems has emerged. Similar to the Megacortex malware that […]

Cyber Attacks

U.S. Agencies Warn About New Malware Threat Exploiting Proxy Server Vulnerabilities

August 4, 2020
Robert Bergman

The CISA, the FBI, and the DoD have issued a malware report warning about the dangerous new TAIDOOR malware variant. […]