The oil industry is the latest to recognize the benefits – and the risks – of the Internet of Things (IoT). Increased use of automation and robotics is causing many traditional “Roughneck” jobs to be abolished. IoT-enabled (SCADA) systems control automated oil drilling sites, which drives down both labor costs and human errors, but introduces new risks. Such systems and the devices they are composed of are built for functionality and reliability, not security. “Air gaps” and other protections help, but the same service and maintenance pathways legitimate vendors use to meet service level agreements are also avenues of attack for malicious actors.Wapack Labs has extensively reported on IoT in the past. An archive of related reporting can be found in the Red Sky Alliance Portal.
TLP: AMBER
ACTOR TYPE: (III)
SERIAL: TR-029-2017
COUNTRIES: US
INDUSTRIES: OIL
REPORT DATE: 20170207
