Shortly after publishing the Innominate blog, a new press release from Byres Security hit the mailbox. [link to be added when available] The Secure Asset Management module purports to “discover[s] and identify[ies] what devices are on the network and creates the firewall rules to control the traffic flowing to them, all without risk to the […]

The field security appliance market just got smaller - - or larger. Innominate was one of the first companies to develop a firewall for the plant floor or SCADA field sites. We have covered them in the blog over the years.
Innominate announced at Hannover Messe that they had been acquired by Phoenix Contact. This announcement […]

In 2003 Hirschmann hardware and manufacturing and Innominate software security expertise combined to offer the EAGLE field firewall module. This month Hirschmann announced they will be replacing the Innominate software with their own. (Press release in German and roughly translated English version) (Hat tip: Stephan Beirer who always keeps an eye on activities in Europe)
This […]

I had a chance to talk with Torsten Rossel of Innominate about a new model in their mGuard field security appliance line. The mGuard RS has support for Ethernet, dial-up and ISDN all in one small industrial appliance.
In this 10-minute interview we talk about the RS and some of the interesting features, such as rulebase […]

 

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As a friend and admirer of Eric Byres, it was great to see his Tofino Field Security Device officially introduced to the market at ISA Expo. MTL, his manufacturing and distribution partner, had Tofino and the management system at their booth. I had a chance to get a full demo and dig into some of […]

When iccpsic was released to vetted subscribers, Matt Franz reminded me that other systems, such as VoIP, use part of the utility stack fuzzed by iccpsic. Siemens PLC’s use the portion of the stack that is fuzzed by iccpsic.
After my last post, I thought it was time for some good news. Ralph Langner of Langner […]

A few new fronts are emerging in the battle between physical and logical separation of SCADA WAN’s. When we perform assessment and architecture projects we always ask if there are any new applications or changes expected in the near future. Increasing we hear that IP cameras and VoIP phones will be installed at the field […]

We added two SCADApedia entries on the security features of Rockwell Software Management: FactoryTalk Security (formerly RSAsset Security) and FactoryTalk AssetCentre (formerly RSMACC). The naming is still confusing with much of the documentation, website content, and RA customer and employee base still using the old names.
The Good
There is a lot to like about the security […]

We just finished a series of SCADApedia entries on security in Rockwell Automation (RA) controllers and software applications. Remember the SCADApedia is a place for facts, so I’ll lay out some opinions and conclusions in this two part blog.

The ControlLogix PAC (powerful PLC) is a prime example of why we are fans of the simple, […]

I’m not going to pick a winner this early, but two factors will determine the winner if history is any guide.
1) The better management system
Check Point dominated the firewall market for a very long time primarily based on the easy of use and power of their firewall management. The difference between managing 20 Cisco PIX […]