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Blog February 11, 2021

Key Takeaways from 2020 ICS Vulnerabilities

Alice and the ICS Vulnerability Looking Glass – How to Avoid Going Down the Rabbit Hole with ICS Vulnerabilities

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Blog February 2, 2021

Asset Management and Cyber Security in Rail Transport

Rail transportation: Digitalization and securing current and future assets require comprehensive cyber security

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Blog January 20, 2021

ICS Security Achievements in 2020

Looking back at what Verve accomplished for the OT security industry in 2020 and looking ahead to predictions for 2021

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Blog January 22, 2021

Compensating Controls in OT Security: Strengthening Defense When Patching Isn't an Option

How and when to apply OT/ICS compensating controls when software patching is not an option in industrial cyber security.

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Blog January 8, 2021

SolarWinds: Implications of Compromised Supply Chain Security

Following the SolarWinds software incident, what lessons can asset owners learn from published causation and guidance – and how can product owners get more to help secure their customers?

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Blog December 21, 2020

Network Stack Fuzzing: Amnesia 33 and MCUs (siblings to CPUs in most IACS devices)

MCU-based devices are not really the same as a PLC with an MMU and stack-to-device vulnerability matching isn’t as bad as it seems.

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Blog December 15, 2020

Optimizing Cybersecurity Investments for Operational Technology

Make informed cybersecurity investments in Operational Technology to maximize benefits and avoid waste of resources.

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Blog December 10, 2020

4 OT/ICS Security Patching Lessons Learned from a Decade of Experience

Our extensive experience in patch management security led us to develop a range of learnings that we leverage in our work, and that others in industrial environments can benefit from when it comes to patching OT systems.

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Blog December 2, 2020

Adding Recovery to Operational Technology Incident Response

Ron Brash’s response to Public Safety Canada’s recent guidance to an OT and IT Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP)

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Blog December 1, 2020

Defend Against Ransomware with a 360-Degree OT Vulnerability Management Program

What is OT/ICS vulnerability management, why is it critical in cyber security, and what role does it play in ransomware defense and protection?

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Blog November 24, 2020

Can't Apply A Software Patch? Try These 5 Alternatives

When you can’t patch, or rip and replace your ICS equipment or software, control your environment to control your risk.

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Blog November 13, 2020

Protecting Embedded Systems in OT Cyber Security

Learn how to protect OT embedded devices and firmware in OT/ICS cyber security environments.

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