ICS - Industrial Control Systems

• Industrial Control Systems: Engineering Foundations and Cyber-Physical Attack Lifecycle A technical white paper that provides an introduction to cyber-physical security science and the art of cyber-physical attacks from the adversarial perspective. The major objective of the white paper is to give the readers comprehensive yet sufficiently concise (90 pages!) background on the engineering foundations of industrial control systems and their security requirements as well as to introduce the cyber-physical attack lifecycle.
• What is OT malware? The purpose of OT malware can range from modifying how an industrial process operates, through to disruptive or destructive attacks
• Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security - NIST

Case studies

• Deep Dive Into PIPEDREAM’s OPC UA Module, MOUSEHOLE Very interesting because it describes the role of the Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA). Simply put, OPC UA is an industrial and Internet of things (IoT) communication standard and can directly impact how critical systems function.
• INCONTROLLER: New State-Sponsored Cyber Attack Tools Target Multiple Industrial Control Systems
• TRITON Actor TTP Profile, Custom Attack Tools, Detections, and ATT&CK Mapping
• APT Cyber Tools Targeting ICS/SCADA Devices (Alert AA22-103A) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Advisory.