Today’s cyber defenders find themselves at a disadvantage despite technological advances in cyber defense. Among the chief causes of this disadvantage is the asymmetry in a cyber conflict that favors the attacker. On one side of the equation, defenders must improve detection and response times to avert or mitigate attacks. On the other side of the Read More
Journal Articles:
Resilient Industrial Control Systems (ICS) & Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
Cyber-physical system attacks have crept from the theory to reality; 2017-2018 demonstrated the severity of the threat to Critical Infrastructure, hence to national security by way of coordinated cyber and physical attacks (CCPA). The most salient point about Cyber-Physical Systems is that they have their feet firmly planted in two worlds, the information Read More
Practical Industrial Control System (ICS) Cybersecurity: IT and OT Have Converged – Discover and Defend Your Assets
More than half of respondents to a recent Industrial (Internet of Things) IoT security survey use connected devices in Industrial IoT systems: 71% actively collect and monitor process health data. 69% collect status, alarms and alerts. 56% feed predictive maintenance solutions and also control aspects of their operations and processes. (Filkins, Read More
Applying Cyber Threat Intelligence to Industrial Control Systems
THE PURPOSE OF CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE (CTI) IS TO HELP PROTECT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES. Threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) have been created to help facilitate CTI effectiveness within organizations employing traditional information technology networks. The industrial control system (ICS) sector can benefit from these technologies since most ICS Read More
Gaining Endpoint Log Visibility in ICS Environments
Security event logging is a base IT security practice and is referenced in Industrial Control Security (ICS) standards and best practices. Although there are many techniques and tools available to gather event logs and provide visibility to SOC analysis in the IT realm, there are limited resources available that discuss this topic specifically within the Read More
Artificial Intelligence the Next “Nuclear Arms Race” – “Space Race To The Edge”
Figuring out where and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its various sub-types (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, etc.) fit into our world as we move into the future is difficult. In some cases it seems straightforward; AI/ML speech recognition is astoundingly good and can be applied across many domains in a meaningful way. Mostly successful Read More
Staying Ahead of the Race – Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity
Cryptography is an integral part of a cybersecurity professional’s toolkit. It is used for Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation and more. Cryptosystems are the cornerstone for securing communication, data and information systems globally and are deeply embedded in most technologies. Cryptography is integral to hordes of applications where people Read More
Features and Operation of an Autonomous Agent for Cyber Defense
An ever increasing number of battlefield devices that are capable of collecting, processing, storing, and communicating information are rapidly becoming interconnected. The staggering number of connected devices on the battlefield greatly increases the possibility that an adversary could find ways to exploit hardware or software vulnerabilities, degrading Read More
Cloud Security Monitoring with AI-ML Infused Technologies
This article discusses how to apply security log monitoring capabilities for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud environments. It will provide an overview of AWS CloudTrail and CloudWatch Logs, which can be stored and mined for suspicious events. Security teams implementing AWS solutions will benefit from applying security Read More
Launching Innovation through Medical Modeling and Simulation Technologies
The field of medical simulation originated in ancient times, where simple models of human patients were portrayed in clay and stone to represent clinical features of disease progression and its effects on humans. Historical data from the Middle Ages documents the use of animals for training surgical procedures. However, it was not until the 20th century that Read More
