If you have been following SCADA news in the last month, you might have noticed an avalanche of reports and blogs on new security vulnerabilities in power industry equipment. So far, vulnerability disclosures for 9 products using the DNP3 protocol have been released by the ICS-CERT, with another 21 SCADA product disclosures reportedly on their way. Even the New York Times and Wired Magazine have picked up this story.

Jeff Smith of American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) is a guru in the world of industrial Ethernet networking and ICS Security. We were fortunate to have him speak again at the 2013 Belden Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Design Seminar.

Recently I attended the Belden Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Design Seminar and one of the sessions that I sat in on was regarding selecting copper and fiber cable. This event has traditionally focused on networking topics but the cable sessions attracted attendees seeking proficiency in end to end systems.

Industrial Security IS the hot topic today. No one denies that the threats are out there. Further, management was probably right in deciding to assign the task and ask you to figure it out, come up with a plan and protect the company from… well, they didn’t say.

Eric Byres: One of the statements I continue to hear as I talk to executives, managers and engineers is “None of our SCADA or ICS equipment is accessible from the Internet.” This week’s blog contributor, Bob Radvanovsky of www.infracritical.com, explains Project SHINE – his effort to determine if this statement is fact or fiction.