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Can Open-Source Tools Be Used to Safely Scan a Modern ICS Environment?

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Can Open-Source Tools Be Used to Safely Scan a Modern ICS Environment? (PDF, 0.91MB)Published: 27 Nov, 2023
Created by:
Josh Tanski

This research delves into the long-standing belief within the Operational Technology (OT) security community that active scanning in OT and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments is exceptionally risky.

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