SCADAfence Blog

    Michael Yehoshua

    Michael brings 14 years of marketing creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to SCADAfence. Before joining the team, Michael was the Director of Marketing at TrapX Security.

    Recent Posts

    Securing Your Plant Without Shutting It Down: Navigating the Intersection of IT and OT
    January 19, 2023

    Securing Your Plant Without Shutting It Down: Navigating the Intersection of IT and OT

    If one of your organization’s goals for 2023 is to implement a robust OT/ICS cyber security solution (and here’s why it absolutely should be, even if budgets are a little tight!) you may need a...

    OT Asset Discovery: Improving Your Security Posture Using Device Type Learning
    December 5, 2022

    OT Asset Discovery: Improving Your Security Posture Using Device Type Learning

    A SCADAfence New Feature report The first question we're usually asked by any CISO who wants to increase their OT security posture is about asset visibility and management. Gathering a comprehensive...

    This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for OT Security | SCADAfence
    November 23, 2022

    This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for OT Security | SCADAfence

    Thanksgiving – when families get together and express gratitude for everything they have, accompanied by good food and hopefully great football. For most families and network security teams who just...

    Four Reasons for CISOs to Maintain (or Increase!) Their OT Security Budget During A Recession
    November 17, 2022

    Four Reasons for CISOs to Maintain (or Increase!) Their OT Security Budget During A Recession

    Psst….Don’t look now, but the global economy might be entering a recession. Yeah, yeah, you already know that. Everyday you’re reading about tech industry layoffs, stock market dips, and general...

    Top OT Security Solutions: Gartner's Advice For Protecting Your Network
    October 25, 2022

    Top OT Security Solutions: Gartner's Advice For Protecting Your Network

    If you are the person in your organization responsible for securing an OT network, you are probably feeling very popular these days. Your inbox is no doubt full of emails inviting you to ‘hop on a...

    5 Best Practices for Operational Technology (OT) Security
    October 11, 2022

    5 Best Practices for Operational Technology (OT) Security

    Why Do You Need Operational Network Security? Modern operational technology (OT) networks are evolving due to developments such as the rise Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Industry 4.0, smart...

    NSA and CISA Issue Joint Advisory for OT/ICS Networks
    October 3, 2022

    NSA and CISA Issue Joint Advisory for OT/ICS Networks

    The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint advisory specifically for OT/ICS networks. The advisory offers guidance on ways...

    Innovative OT Security Solutions. SCADAfence's largest product rollout.
    September 14, 2021

    Innovative OT Security Solutions. SCADAfence's largest product rollout.

    Over time, we have learned that we develop products not for our own innovation, but for you the customers, to help improve your OT security. In 2021, we were excited to launch three newly designed...

    ​Top 20 PLC Secure Coding Practices Released
    June 24, 2021

    ​Top 20 PLC Secure Coding Practices Released

    Over the years, programmable logic controllers (PLC) have been insecure by default. Security good practices have been created and adopted for IT which can be seen in OWASP’s Top Ten Vulnerabilities...

    Takeaways From The Oldsmar Water Attack & What Security Leaders Can Do About It
    February 19, 2021

    Takeaways From The Oldsmar Water Attack & What Security Leaders Can Do About It

    Over the last few days, cybersecurity journalists and the ICS security community have been discussing the Oldsmar Florida water system cyber attack, almost ad nauseam. While many people have been...

    Cocktail Book: Raise Your Drinks & Your OT / IoT Security Posture
    November 12, 2020

    Cocktail Book: Raise Your Drinks & Your OT / IoT Security Posture

    In today's stressful times, we can all use a refreshing beverage. Seriously, with the uncertainty around the the rising ransomware incidents in OT networks, we can all use some brightness in our...

    Managing Your Unmanageable OT and IT Infrastructure
    October 1, 2020

    Managing Your Unmanageable OT and IT Infrastructure

    As industrial systems become increasingly connected to IT, Cloud and ERP systems, they become increasingly exposed to cyber threats such as ransomware. In fact, cyber threats for industrial control...

    Governance - 3rd Party Application & Free Onboarding Until 2021!
    September 17, 2020

    Governance - 3rd Party Application & Free Onboarding Until 2021!

    It’s true, the SCADAfence Governance Portal can now connect to any third-party application through Syslog or rest-API and we’re providing the entire on-boarding for free until the end of this year....

    SCADAfence Researchers Discover a Vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series CPU DoS
    June 10, 2020

    SCADAfence Researchers Discover a Vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series CPU DoS

    As part of our mission to secure the world’s OT, IoT and Cyber Physical infrastructures, we invest resources into offensive research of vulnerabilities and attack techniques. CVE-2020-13238 is a...

    Iranian Hackers Target Israel’s Water Supply - Prevent Attacks
    May 7, 2020

    Iranian Hackers Target Israel’s Water Supply - Prevent Attacks

    Iran Launches Cyber Attacks on Israeli Water Facilities According to a Fox News report, Iranian cyber attackers used American servers to launch their attacks on the Israeli water infrastructure...

    SNAKE / EKANS Ransomware: Deploying OT-Oriented Malware
    February 20, 2020

    SNAKE / EKANS Ransomware: Deploying OT-Oriented Malware

    Until now, the use of malware specifically designed to attack industrial control systems has been confined to fairly rare high-level nation-state attacks such as those which targeted nuclear...

    The Challenge Of Securing Building Management Systems (BMS)
    January 6, 2020

    The Challenge Of Securing Building Management Systems (BMS)

    An Intro to Building Management Systems (BMS) Before we dive into it, a Building Management System (BMS), a.k.a. “Smart Building Technology,” is an intelligent microprocessor-based controller network...

    New Orleans & UK Government Slammed by Cyberattacks
    December 19, 2019

    New Orleans & UK Government Slammed by Cyberattacks

    New Orleans & UK Government Slammed by Cyberattacks

    Ransomware Attack At Mexico’s Pemex Could Have Been Avoided
    November 14, 2019

    Ransomware Attack At Mexico’s Pemex Could Have Been Avoided

    RYUK Ransomware Cripples Mexico’s State-Owned Oil & Gas Company

    IT/OT Convergence In Industrial IoT
    November 7, 2019

    IT/OT Convergence In Industrial IoT

    Worlds Collide

    We Are Proud To Be A Member Of The OT Cyber Security Alliance
    October 23, 2019

    We Are Proud To Be A Member Of The OT Cyber Security Alliance

    As the global technology leaders in OT Security, we’re very proud to be founding members of a new alliance that provides technical and organizational frameworks for safe and secure operational...

    Embrace Industry 4.0 Securely
    October 17, 2019

    Embrace Industry 4.0 Securely

    Strengthening your Industry 4.0 Cybersecurity Posture The fourth industrial revolution is all about connectivity. While many manufacturers and industrial network operators want to take advantage...

    Firewalls Have Proven to be Far From Impenetrable
    September 28, 2019

    Firewalls Have Proven to be Far From Impenetrable

    No single solution can offer a silver bullet for cybersecurity. Nevertheless, vital facilities such as power stations and manufacturing plants are currently in danger of relying too heavily on...

    5G Causing Attack Vulnerability Global Industries & Utilities?
    August 29, 2019

    5G Causing Attack Vulnerability Global Industries & Utilities?

    What is 5G technology?

    We are SCADAfence
    August 1, 2019

    We are SCADAfence

    SCADAfence was founded due to the dire need for technology that secures Operational Technology (OT) networks. As our world evolves, demand for everything from automated mass production to smart city...