A Walk Through the ICS Village

Last Monday was a busy day for Digital Bond and volunteers at S4x14 setting up the ICS Village. Starting with laying out and setting up networks for attendees of the conference to utilize to reach the devices inside the ICS Village. As shown in previous blogs, there...

S4x14: Dale Peterson Mini Keynote – Next

The ICS Security Research Community is healthier than it has ever been. That’s my conclusion based on the S4x14 sessions and what I discuss in my 11-minute mini-keynote you can watch below. http://vimeo.com/84615727 S4x13 was all about 0days. Session after...

S4x14 Press Roundup

Every year we invite a small number of press to cover S4. We typically pick a couple from the technical press and others from the more mainstream press, and we try to get reporters with a history of covering ICS security. This is not only because they are likely to...

S4x14 Update: ICS Village First Look

<<< ICSage on Friday is sold out, but there are still spots available for S4x14 and OTDay. Register now.>>> The ICS Village is another new addition to S4 in 2014. We want to provide an environment where attendees can attack, defend and interact with...

S4 Week Social Events

Meeting and reconnecting with your peers is a big part of any conference. S4x14 draws a unique, highly technical and international attendee base — this year over half the attendees are from outside the US (see agenda, courses, hotels and register here). In...

ICSage Agenda Updates

ICSage is a new addition this year to S4 that focuses on the creation, deployment, use and defense of ICS cyber weapons. It is on the Friday, January 17th following S4x14. See the full agenda and register now. While we were turning away a number of good talks for...

More S4x14 Sessions

Continuing to highlight some sessions that will be at S4x14, Jan 14-17 in Miami Beach. Register Now. SCADA Apologist or SCADA Realist with Eric Byres and Dale Peterson Is Eric a SCADA Apologist or SCADA Realist? Is Dale living in a dream world filled with unrealistic...

S4x14 Sessions

Just in case you lacked the time to view the full S4x14 agenda, here are some highlights: Learn About All Those DNP3 Vulns with Adam Crain and Chris Sistrunk You’ve seen all the ICS-CERT bulletins regarding vulnerabilities in DNP3 protocol stacks. Hear from the...

Friday News & Notes

Whither EnergySec? We wrote about the Dept of Energy defunding of EnergySec/NESCO back in March. It was a major blow and resulted in the loss of a large part of the founding team. Like other small businesses, EnergySec has tried to survive and adjust to succeed in the...

S4x14 Update – 4

Time to register for S4x14. The Friday sessions are almost full. ICSage has 15 seats left, 8 seats left for the Response and Serial Fuzzing of ICS Protocol Stacks class, and 9 seats left for the Introduction to Hardware Hacking for ICS Professionals class. S4x14...