Alpine Security Sponsors 2015 API Cybersecurity Industrial Control Systems Workshop
Alpine Security sponsored the 2015 API (American Petroleum Institute) hands-on ICS workshop that introduced tools and techniques used to identify vulnerabilities and exploits specific to the ICS environment. Attendees learned how to safely use IT and ICS security assessment tools in a SCADA or DCS environment.
St Louis, MO, November 15, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Alpine Security sponsored the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Workshop at the 10th Annual API (American Petroleum Institute) Cybersecurity Conference and Expo. The workshop was a four hour immersive hands-on event that focused on security testing of Industrial Control Systems, also known as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and DCS (Distributed Control Systems).
The workshop provided participants with a methodical approach to address the unique challenges associated with ICS security testing. This methodology minimizes the increased risks associated with assessing critical infrastructure. In addition, Alpine Security covered ICS device discovery techniques using tools such as Nmap and the NSE (Nmap Scripting Engine). Vulnerability Scanning was covered as well with an emphasis on Tenable Nessus and the Nessus SCADA Plugins. The workshop also immersed attendees in the exploitation of vulnerable ICS systems and protocols using tools and methods such as Metasploit, Armitage, John the Ripper, Ettercap, Wireshark, hex editors, packet injection, etc.
