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Industrial IIoT Camera

Securing your plant against compromised IIoT devices- Advisory

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016John Merriman

Nov 29,2016– The Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing phenomenon, where several thousands of devices such as webcams, CCTV cameras, displays, switches, routers and many other “smart” devices are connected to the internet. Typically every such connected device has its own IP address or is in a range of IP addresses that can be […]

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Machine Safety Bypass Interlock

OSHA fines Carlson Tool for fatality due to machine safety interlock bypass

September 8, 2016John Merriman

August 29,2016– The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has concluded that the bypassing of machine safety interlocks caused the fatality at Carlson Tool & Manufacturing in March 2016, after conducting an investigation. OSHA has issued a citation and a notification of a penalty of about $125,000. According to the citation this incident was not […]

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Nuclear Power Plant

German Nuclear Plant- Malware found in Fuel Rod Control System

April 30, 2016June 21, 2016John Merriman

April 27, 2016– A German nuclear power plant located near the city of Munich has been found to have several strains of malware, some as old as Conficker (of the year 2008 vintage). There was a bunch of other malware as well, including remote access trojans,  worms, file stealers and more! The system was not […]

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Gas plant explosion in Mexico video

January 11, 2013November 3, 2014John Merriman

Jan 11, 2013– The below video was sent to some friends in an email at work and also shared widely on Facebook. The site is apparently a gas gathering and/or processing facility in Mexico in a desert area, but manned. See the ferocity of the gas explosion and how rapidly it spread alongwith the fire […]

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Petroleum Tank Farm Fire at Indian Oil Corporation’s Surat facility

January 7, 2013November 3, 2014John Merriman

 Jan 07, 2013, Surat, India– A major fire was reported yesterday at one of Indian Oil Corporation’s  tank farm at Surat, in the state of Gujarat in India. Apparently there have been two fatalities and some missing persons as well. The fire has been brought into control as per the latest reports. It raged for […]

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