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Organizations Informed of 10 Vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation Products 

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March 27, 2024 at 08:48AM Rockwell Automation released three security advisories identifying a total of 10 vulnerabilities in its FactoryTalk, PowerFlex, and Arena Simulation software. CISA also issued advisories to organizations, warning about these vulnerabilities. The flaws include high-severity code execution vulnerabilities and one security issue without patches. Exploitation requires user interaction. Stephen Ford has … Read more

Rockwell Automation Hires Stephen Ford as Chief Information Security Officer

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March 13, 2024 at 12:45PM Stephen Ford has joined Rockwell Automation as VP and Chief Information Security Officer. With prior experience at McKesson Corporation, HP, and academic institutions, Ford holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, an MBA from Prairie View A&M University, and a master’s degree from Harvard University. He will report to Chris … Read more

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 31 Deals Announced in October 2023

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November 7, 2023 at 05:24AM October 2023 saw a total of 31 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals. Some notable acquisitions include Arctic Wolf’s acquisition of Revelstoke to enhance its security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) capabilities, and Okta’s acquisition of Uno to accelerate the release of its consumer password manager. Other acquisitions were made … Read more

Rockwell Automation Warns Customers of Cisco Zero-Day Affecting Stratix Switches

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October 24, 2023 at 03:03PM Rockwell Automation has issued a warning to customers that its Stratix industrial switches are vulnerable to an actively exploited Cisco IOS XE zero-day vulnerability. Hackers have been taking advantage of this vulnerability to create high-privileged accounts and gain complete control of affected devices. Rockwell has confirmed that its Stratix 5800 … Read more