Cyber Defense Magazine Special Annual Edition for RSA Conference 2021

Why Don’t We See More Stories Like This On The News?
So, despite how easy it is to find ways to remotely interact with such OT networks, we aren’t seeing more
incidents like the one in Oldsmar making the news. One reason may be that these facilities don’t have to
disclose such events right when they happen. Additionally, many companies, especially in the public
sector want to avoid bad publicity and do what they can to avoid their company name smeared in cyberattack
news headlines. We’ve seen many companies, especially publicly traded companies lose stock
value and brand trust after a cyberattack.
But the main reason you don’t see more of these attacks on the news is that SCADAfence protects many
of these critical infrastructure facilities.
Over the last seven years, SCADAfence has been working with many critical infrastructure organizations,
including water & wastewater facilities to keep their OT networks safe. We do this by providing them with
full network visibility, we accurately detect any anomalous behavior and malicious activities - including
anomalies that originate in remote access. We were ready for 2020 before remote access security was
required (due to the lockdowns) and it’s been paying off dividends. Here is a case study of the City of
Hutchinson, Kansas.
Here’s How SCADAfence Secures Water Treatment Facilities
Let me show you a few key examples, (with actual screenshots) of how we have prevented identical
attacks over the last seven years for our customers.
1. With the SCADAfence Platform’s continuous network monitoring we have been easily been able
to detect any remote access into OT networks, specifically, detailed alerts for TeamViewer
connections in OT networks.
2. We also immediately alert on value level changes, once they pass a certain threshold to prevent
unauthorized changes or process manipulation. The platform is also so flexible that users can
create specific firewall-like rules for variables such as this one: “Sodium Hydroxide ppm
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