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DrDoS cyberattacks based on the NTP protocol

This post sets out some lines of action that must be followed to deal with a DrDoS cyberattack based on the NTP protocol; it describes in detail the prevention, identification and response phases that must be undertaken.

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DrDoS cyberattacks based on the DNS protocol

This post sets out some lines of action that must be followed to deal with a DrDoS cyberattack based on the DNS protocol; it describes in detail the prevention, identification and response phases that must be followed.

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Technologies shaping the electricity grid of the future

In recent years we have witnessed the evolution of the electrical grid and the development of new technologies produce what we know today as the smart grid. This evolution continues to this day and the trend seems to point to greater interconnection between end consumers and the grid, which increases possible attack vectors. Over the course of this article, we shall see the security measures that will be used in the electrical grid of the future.

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DrDoS: characteristics and operation

This article reviews the origin and development of the best-known types of denial-of-service attacks, placing special emphasis on Reflected Distributed Denial of Service attacks, analysing their main characteristics, operation, and consequences, as well as the measures necessary to mount a good defence against them.

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Secure remote access in ICS

With the arrival of industry 4.0 to companies’ productive processes, including IIoT and Cloud, the need to control and monitor the ICS that remotely make them up arises. However, said access points should be established securely and in a controlled manner, mainly due to the criticality of these assets. This article discusses good practices, tools and methods that can be used to establish remote connections to OT networks as securely as possible.

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Cloud computing

Industrial Control System

Services deployment

Virtualization

Wireless

SDR and its role in cybersecurity

Software Defined Radio (SDR) is the result of the technological evolution of conventional analogue radio. Its characteristics and operational capability make it a versatile device with both positive and negative applications within the field of cybersecurity.

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Dangers of drones in industrial settings

The attacks on the Saudi Aramco oil refinery have highlighted the vulnerabilities of these plants against physical attacks using drones. There’s a wide variety of physical and cyber attacks that use drones, from launching explosives, to capturing images, invasion of privacy or taking screenshots of Wi-Fi traffic, so companies should take new defense measures in order to protect their assets

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Industrial Control System

Incident

IoT

Legal compliance

Threats

SweynTooth: Bluetooth in the spotlight

Wireless communications encompass a set of protocols that are widely used in some industrial sectors. In particular, building automation is based on these protocols, mainly using the BACNET and Lontalks protocols, but also making use of new ZigBee and Bluetooth based devices for IIoT. This article will provide information on SweynTooth, a set of vulnerabilities that affect Bluetooth technology.

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Cyberchallenges to security in industrial robotics

Around 4 million robots are expected to be introduced in the area of industry over the next five years. This is on top of the evolution towards industry 4.0, in which industrial robotics is crucial, and which is now consolidated in any industrial process, from the manufacturing industry to any large-area warehouse. In that industrial transformation, barriers must be applied to ensure the integrity of the components and to prevent incidents in plants.

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