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Demand quality software, for everyone's sake
A team of researchers led by SCADA security firm Digital Bond announced last week that they had found major security vulnerabilities in industrial control systems sold by five manufacturers. These
Researchers expose security holes in SCADA systems
Manufacturing plants and critical infrastructure facilities may have received a rude awakening last week when researchers released exploit modules after finding major security flaws in industrial
Texas water plant hacker: Password was just 3 characters
Unhappy with recent reports of how officials tried to downplay the threat of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, a twenty-something hacker broke into a water utility in Texas and posted
Hackers break into SCADA system, destroy pump at Illinois water utility
Using data stolen from a company that makes SCADA systems, hackers gained remote access into the control system of a city water utility and destroyed a water pump. SCADA stands for supervisory
Auriemma discovers more zero-day SCADA vulnerabilities
Italian researcher Luigi Auriemma has released at least a dozen advisories pertaining to SCADA vulnerabilities. SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems are widely used in factories
Security researcher accuses Siemens of downplaying SCADA bugs
Dillon Beresford, an analyst for security auditing firm NSS Labs, isn't thrilled with Siemens ( NYSE: SI ), expressing his frustration on a mailing list for SCADA (supervisory control and data
SCADA hack talk canceled on request by DHS, Siemens
A talk on how to build "industrial grade" SCADA malware at the TakeDownCon in Dallas earlier this week was shelved--mere hours before it was scheduled to start. SCADA stands for "supervisory control
Consultant: Companies running critical infrastructure take months to patch holes
Companies that run critical infrastructure, such as utilities and oil refineries, are conspicuous targets for hackers, but according to recent research, they're often in no hurry to patch
