Users and Suppliers Must Collaborate to Patch Control System Vulnerabilities
from Jim Montague
There’s no “set it and forget it” with process security. Much like taking out the trash and brushing your teeth, process security measures must be continually monitored and updated to stop an ever-multiplying number and variety of viruses and threats, according to Leigh Weber, CISSP, senior security engineer at exidaConsulting in Sellersville, Pa.
Weber spoke at the 2012 Yokogawa User Group meeting today in New Orleans on how to “Evaluate the Security of Automation Products and Systems.” Weber reported that current events in cybersecurity include, the Shamoon virus that disabled 30,000 computers at Saudi Aramco; U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s recent warning of cyber attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure; and the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s (DHS) alerts about coordinated attacks on gas pipeline operators.
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