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Attack on Florida Water System Highlights Weak Security Protections for Critical Infrastructure

Attack on Florida Water System Highlights Weak Security Protections for Critical Infrastructure

The Oldsmar Water Treatment Facility in Pinellas County Florida was compromised by hackers on February 5th. Hackers took advantage of the TeamViewer application that was still installed on the water facilities network to gain remote access1. The TeamViewer was originally installed to allow for status checks and troubleshooting of…

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Closing Two Common IEC 62443 Compliance Gaps

Closing Two Common IEC 62443 Compliance Gaps

Two common gaps exida encounters when evaluating vendor compliance against the IEC 62443-4-1, IEC 62443-4-2 and IEC 62443-3-3 standards are:

  1. Inadequate or unclear Security Guidelines.    
  2. A lack of documentation on the security audit records (AKA logs).   

Improving compliance in these areas is also a very cost-effective…

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