{"id":61067,"date":"2025-09-26T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becolve.com\/blog\/dragonfly-and-sandworm-malware-in-scada-environments-analysis-and-proposed-countermeasures\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:14:33","slug":"dragonfly-and-sandworm-malware-in-scada-environments-analysis-and-proposed-countermeasures","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/becolve.com\/en\/blog\/dragonfly-and-sandworm-malware-in-scada-environments-analysis-and-proposed-countermeasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragonfly and Sandworm: malware in SCADA environments. Analysis and proposed countermeasures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Following the appearance of <strong>Stuxnet<\/strong> in 2010, different types of malware have emerged that seek to <strong>exploit vulnerabilities associated with OT environments and, in particular, SCADA systems<\/strong>. Among them are <strong>Dragonfly and Sandworm<\/strong>. The former initially affected facilities in the <strong>electrical sector<\/strong>, but it has recently been discovered how the <strong>pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and water sectors<\/strong> are also targets of this malware.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the other hand, Sandworm began its attacks by targeting NATO facilities. Now in October 2014, it has been discovered how it exploits vulnerabilities associated with General Electric&#8217;s CIMPLICITY solution. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">FREE WEBINAR<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">On <b>Friday, November 14, 2014<\/b>,<b> from 11:00 to 11:45 AM, <\/b>Fernando Sevillano will give a <strong>free webinar<\/strong> where the characteristics and attack vectors used by these malware will be analyzed, and a series of countermeasures will be proposed that could have reduced their negative effects.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Who is it Aimed at?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\">We recommend that IT Directors, Consultants, Project Managers, IT Managers, Engineering Managers, Maintenance Managers, Automation Managers and\/or Systems Managers attend this interesting session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">To <strong>register for the webinar<\/strong>, you can access the <a href=\"http:\/\/logitek.es\/eventos\/webinar-%E2%80%9Cdragonfly-y-sandworm-malware-en-entornos-scada-an%C3%A1lisis-y-propuesta-de-contramedida\"><span class=\"s2\">corporate page and fill out the attached form.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, November 14, 2014, from 11:00 to 11:45 AM, Fernando Sevillano will give the webinar &#8220;Dragonfly and Sandworm: malware in SCADA environments. 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