Research

Research, lab and tools

We do research in our own lab, build our own tools and share results following responsible disclosure principles.

Lab

Research and test environment

Industrial lab

PLC modules on a separate OT segment, industrial routers and an OPC UA aggregator: real protocols, real flaws, real fixes.

Simulated plant

An OPC UA-based injection moulding plant with MES: a training and demo environment that puts no production system at risk.

Honeypot network

SSH and Telnet honeypots that collect real attack patterns and malware download chains.

Publications

Research notes and guides

OT · OPC UA

OPC UA security modes in practice

Security modes and policies, what an attacker sees, how we test them and the recommended configuration.

Research note · November 2026
Our tools

In-house tooling

Honeypot platform

A decoy network that collects real attack patterns and malware download chains, with automatic alerting and malware analysis.

Threat intelPython

Reconnaissance pipeline

Automated subdomain and attack surface discovery from passive and active sources, with service fingerprinting.

ASMBash

otscan v0.1

Passive OT asset inventory from pcap: Modbus, S7, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, DNP3, BACnet, PROFINET. It highlights write and programming operations and sends nothing to the network.

OTPassive
Methodology

Built on standards, proven in practice

Web and API

OWASP WSTG, ASVS, API Security Top 10, LLM Top 10

Infrastructure

MITRE ATT&CK, BloodHound-based attack path analysis, CIS Benchmarks

OT

IEC 62443 (3-2, 3-3, 4-2), NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 3, ATT&CK for ICS

Severity

CVSS v3.1/v4.0 plus business and safety context, with recommended deadlines

Responsible disclosure

When we find a vulnerability in a third-party product, we notify the vendor and the relevant CERT first (typically with a 90-day deadline), and publish only afterwards. We never disclose identifiable information about our clients or their vulnerable systems.

Contact

Request a proposal

Briefly describe the system you would like tested and the reason for the engagement: a partner or regulatory requirement, an audit, or a new system going live. We will get back to you within one business day.

ConfidentialityNDA from the first call
Fixed feein writing, once the scope is agreed

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