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2008-05-31 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Disturbing, if true. I don't understand why nets controlling infrastructure would be accessible from the public Internet in the first place. Never underestimate either the malicious intent of outsiders, or the stupidity of your own IT department.

Posted by PBMcL 2008-05-31 00:55|| 2008-05-31 00:55|| Front Page Top

#2 I blame the lawyers who worry about retaliatory actions. Their approach has been about effective as multiple UN resolutions. First step is to plant viruses that when accessed activate, it doesn't have to be completely malicious, but it will tell us who opened it by its propagation. It will pin point within a 20kt range who needs our attention.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-31 08:28|| 2008-05-31 08:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Musta been Chinnee Hackers, couldn'a been anyone in the companies involved, clean as a whistle. Chinnee Hackers, yep. SwampCabbageMan also played a minor role in the Florida case.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-31 08:42|| 2008-05-31 08:42|| Front Page Top

#4 There have been severe SADA security deficiencies in the power grid. Just sayin.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-05-31 10:24|| 2008-05-31 10:24|| Front Page Top

#5 SCADA circuits are normally isolated.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-31 12:47|| 2008-05-31 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Alth I guess you could hack in the really hard way.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-31 12:47|| 2008-05-31 12:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Supposed to be isolated. But rumor had it that some places wanted to have experts fix things remotely, or control remote sites simultaneously, and so skipped a few security steps. The only place I have any hard knowledge of locked things down fairly tightly last year and I don't know of any mission-critical holes. It is not a power company, though.

Posted by James">James 2008-05-31 13:00|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2008-05-31 13:00|| Front Page Top

#8 We could face similar issues with water treatment plants. The AWWA (American Water Works Assoc.) has developed standards to avoid and protect against these kinds of attacks against SCADA systems.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-05-31 17:56|| 2008-05-31 17:56|| Front Page Top

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