Considerations for Making ICS Networks Comply with CMMC

1. Background In early 2020, the US Department of Defense (DOD) released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Classification (CMMC). On average, the USA loses USD 600 billion a year to adversaries in the cyberspace. Currently, the DOD has about 300,000 contractors, covering a variety of fields from hypersonic weapons to leather...

Non-negligible ICS Security Risks — Device Simulator Security

Background To facilitate debugging and analysis by developers, a lot of master computer configuration software often comes with a simulator that simulates a real programmable logic controller (PLC) or human-machine interface (HMI) device. Such simulators exchange data with master computer configuration software through TCP/IP and therefore some will listen on...