ICS Security Blog

Technical deep-dives on OT/ICS cybersecurity — protocols, attacks, and defenses.

Protocol

Modbus Security Vulnerabilities: No Auth, No Encryption, No Problem?

Why Modbus TCP is the easiest protocol to exploit in an ICS network — and what you can actually do about it.

Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Protocol

DNP3 Secure Authentication v5 Explained

How SA v5 protects SCADA communications with HMAC-SHA-256 — and why so many utilities still haven't deployed it.

Jun 2026 · 6 min read
Attack

IEC 61850 GOOSE Spoofing: How Attackers Trip Circuit Breakers

GOOSE messages trip breakers in under 4ms. In Edition 1 and 2, anyone on the substation LAN can send one.

Jun 2026 · 7 min read