[Ics-security] How Stuxnet Came Back to Haunt the U.S.

[Robert Lukens]

>From the TheAtlanticWire.com:

> Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of
> cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with
> previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was no known physical
> damage. But security experts worry it may only be a matter of time.
> 
> Efforts to protect pipelines and other critical systems have been
> halting despite broad agreement that they're vulnerable to viruses
> like Stuxnet, the mysterious worm that caused havoc to Iran's
> nuclear program two years ago.

More at
> http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/05/how-stuxnet-came-back-haunt-us/52466/

Bob








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