CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Articles
Portland General Electric flips switch on smart security monitoring
Why Portland General Electric deployed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technology and what they've been able to accomplish as a result.
Industrial controllers need security rewrite
The stripped down systems that control many manufacturing, utility and industrial processes have enormous security issues, researchers find.
Pentagon unveils five steps for better cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Defense goes public with its strategy for cyberspace.
Smart grid (in)securities
As the power grid becomes more intelligent, it also becomes more dangerous.
Despite years of talk, utilities remain compromised, vulnerable
Experts say power grid remains vulnerable, though progress has been made.
Experts: Pressure SCADA developers on security as you would software vendors
The stakes are higher with the security of factories, power plants and other industrial systems, so the issue must be raised: What should the rules of disclosure for SCADA vulnerabilities be?
A botched fix, not legal demands, nixed SCADA security talk
Government didn't pull SCADA security talk. Rather, it was a legitimate need for caution, presenters contend.
Corporate security experts: Bin Laden death shouldn't impact business, travel plans
Caution is advised, but security advisors say business travel does not need to be canceled amid worldwide reaction to Bin Laden's death
Security stepped up around U.S. following Bin Laden news
U.S. cities beef up security efforts, American citizens warned to be cautious abroad in wake of Osama Bin Laden's death
Is Iran just seeing Stars?
So far, little evidence of the attack Iran claims targeted its industrial systems.
