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What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity

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What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity 2026-03-16 at 08:24 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Packsize CSO Troy Rydman breaks down the biggest vulnerabilities in smart factory environments today, from IoT devices and legacy systems to human error. He explains how unmanaged devices, from sensors to robotic components, often go […]

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Stop fixing OT security with IT thinking

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Stop fixing OT security with IT thinking 2026-03-12 at 08:35 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Ejona Preçi, Group CISO at Lindal Group, discusses the specific cybersecurity challenges in manufacturing environments. The conversation covers why standard IT security practices break down on shop floors, where PLCs and decade-old firmware were never designed

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Chain of security weaknesses found in smart air compressor model

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Chain of security weaknesses found in smart air compressor model 2025-10-28 at 10:22 By Sinisa Markovic Contractors and workshops often rely on air compressors to power their tools and keep projects running. But when those compressors are connected to the internet, convenience can introduce new risks. Researchers at George Mason University found that the California

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Hard-coded credentials found in Moxa industrial security appliances, routers (CVE-2025-6950)

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Hard-coded credentials found in Moxa industrial security appliances, routers (CVE-2025-6950) 2025-10-20 at 20:10 By Zeljka Zorz Moxa has fixed 5 vulnerabilities in its industrial network security appliances and routers, including a remotely exploitable flaw (CVE-2025-6950) that may result in complete system compromise. There’s no mention of these flaws being exploited in the wild, but due

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Researchers reveal OT-specific malware in use and in development

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Researchers reveal OT-specific malware in use and in development 2024-12-17 at 16:43 By Zeljka Zorz Malware that’s made specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) control devices is still rare, but in the last few weeks security researchers have identified two salient threats based on samples uploaded

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The role of compromised cyber-physical devices in modern cyberattacks

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The role of compromised cyber-physical devices in modern cyberattacks 2024-10-17 at 11:46 By Zeljka Zorz Cyber-physical devices are increasingly getting compromised and leveraged by criminal groups and state-sponsored threat actors. Fyodor Yarochkin, Senior Threat Solution Architect with Trend Micro, believes that getting a better understanding of attackers’ infrastructure leads to a better understanding of the

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OT cyber attacks proliferating despite growing cybersecurity spend

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OT cyber attacks proliferating despite growing cybersecurity spend 26/10/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security The sharp increase in attacks on operational technology (OT) systems can be primarily attributed to two key factors: the escalating global threats posed by nation-state actors and the active involvement of profit-driven cybercriminals (often sponsored by the former). The lack

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Inadequate IoT protection can be a costly mistake

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Inadequate IoT protection can be a costly mistake 16/10/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security 97% of organizations are struggling to secure their IoT and connected products to some degree, according to Keyfactor. The research survey also found that 98% of organizations experienced certificate outages in the last 12 months, costing an average of over

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Advantech’s industrial serial device servers open to attack

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Advantech’s industrial serial device servers open to attack 15/05/2023 at 17:48 By Zeljka Zorz Three vulnerabilities in Advantech’s EKI series of serial device servers could be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on the OS level. Source: CyberDanube The vulnerabilities Serial device servers are networking devices that “network-enable” serial devices (e.g., printer, climate control system, etc.)

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