Gregory Hale, ISS Source
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Report: SCADA systems under siege
A new report details trends that may lead to improvements that will help to protect a system from attack.
Cyber Report: Turning off security for speed
Data breaches and cyber attacks are on the rise and one thing is clear: Developing a strong security posture is mission critical. But what about speed?
DuPont under fire by Federal investigators
Federal investigators said DuPont should examine "all facets of its safety culture" and that could have fixed problems that led to one worker's death at a plant in Belle, WV last year
Turbine placement can boost power
Power output of wind farms can increase by up to ten times simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land.
Safety System: Robots, workers can unite
Robots interact with humans every day in the manufacturing arena, but safety between the two remains an issue. However, a new projection and camera-based system is designed to prevent collisions between robots and humans working together.
Hanford ‘Adverse to Safety’ according to Feds
The safety culture at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) waste treatment plant at the Hanford site in the state of Washington is “adverse to safety," according to a whistleblower
U.S., India ink cyber security cooperation pact
The United States and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster closer cooperation and timely exchange of information between their respective government organizations responsible for cyber security
Cracked turbine blade repair bill huge
A routine maintenance inspection ended up being a strong safety play as repairs to PPL Corp.’s nuclear reactors at its plant near Berwick, Pa., will cost the utility $50 million to $60 million, a plant spokesman said.
Restart of nuke plants in Japan uncertain
Resuming operations at Japan’s 35 nuclear plants depends on safety "stress tests" sometime in the future.
Smart grid security a top priority
Movement toward the smart grid continues to evolve with North American utilities, but security issues continue to keep executives up at night.
Secure smart grid moves forward
Talk is starting to actually move to action as companies are beginning to make a big push to really make the Smart Grid a secure reality. Sensus, the Raleigh, NC-based company, recently incorporated encryption and key management technologies from IBM
After iPad plant blast China urges safety
Chinese officials urge companies to reevaluate safety measures in plants across country
Grid security exercise from NERC
The grid security exercise will test NERC and the electricity industry’s crisis response plans and validate current readiness in response to a cyber incident.
Plants safe, but need work
The NRC’s resident inspectors were sent to every U.S. nuclear power plant to examine the plants’ Severe Accident Management Guideline, which should contain or reduce the impact of accidents that damage a reactor core.
Cloud confusion as breaches pile up
According to survey, security remains a top concern for a large portion of cloud users with almost half suffering breaches over the past year
Chevron refinery operational after blast
Despite explosion and four deaths, Chevron plant fully operational
Safety, security still top priorities for Honeywell
Honeywell looks to make the correct decisions to keep plants safe and secure and running continuously
Defending your safety system
Some of the things the industry learned from Stuxnet were modern industrial control systems/SCADA systems are highly complex and interconnected
Chinese SCADA software vulnerable
ISS Source reports that attackers could remotely exploit two vulnerabilities found in industrial control system software made in China but used worldwide.