Here’s a scary headline: “BlackEnergy crimeware coursing through US control systems.”
That’s from a report on a security vulnerability discovered in the Internet-connected pieces of industrial infrastructure that control things like electricity generation and water systems. A Seattle startup says its technology, first developed to help secure robotic tooling on Boeing’s 777 assembly lines, can help.
Tempered Networks is relying on a little-used networking protocol to “orchestrate” components of industrial systems and limit communication to trusted entities only, said former Boeing network security expert David Mattes, who co-founded the company with F5 Networks founder Jeff Hussey.