Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has a Request For Information (RFI) out for:
“a Gatekeeper system of hardware and software to provide secure remote access to the devices attached to its packet-routed Operations Data Network”
We have tried to identify and send the RFI to potential solutions but there is always a chance there is some hot, [...]

A reader question - -
A client has asked to implement KVM over IP as the remote access solution to RTU in the field. I have been trying to find information if the industry approves or disapproves this.
Cheers, Jamie
The main security issue is the IP connectivity, not the KVM itself. It extends the routable network perimeter, [...]

I will highlight one of the ten presentations in the Critical Infrastructure track of the InfraGard National Conference each week. I’ve challenged the industry to come up with some new and exciting ideas and information. The Conference is in Washington D.C. , August 9 to 11.
New, Leading (Bleeding?) Edge Control System Security Products
Control system networks [...]

You always learn from your students, and today is no exception.
Problem: SCADA Administrators need rare, but emergency, remote access to the trusted SCADA network to solve problems that affect operation. Ideally, the laptop PC they use for this remote access would be dedicated to the SCADA network. It would never be used to access the [...]

A few new dial-up modem security products were out on the Distributech exhibit floor. In general, we worry more about authentication, to prevent an attacker from gaining access, than encryption, to prevent an attack from eavesdropping or inserting data, into a dial-up connection.
What a surprise to see Thales e-Security at the show. I worked with [...]