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The End of Internet-Enabled SCADA Systems?

Posted July 29, 2010 7:31 AM

Siemens' WinCC SCADA systems are vulnerable to a new Trojan worm that targets Windows operating systems. The worm can steal information, and possibly give control of the computer system over to a hacker in a remote location. Will the emergence of this virus put an end to OEM dreams of making all production equipment Internet-enabled? What does that mean for engineers that need remote access to equipment settings for troubleshooting, upgrades, and installations?

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Re: The End of Internet-Enabled SCADA Systems?

07/30/2010 12:19 AM

trojans or no, the customers will still ask for the connectivity, and it is up to the software manufacturers to fix the problems and deliver the products the customer asked for. so no, it won't be the end of internet or connected HMI/Scada systems.

getting off the microsoft tit.. now that would be something else. A better question would be "Can the open source world outperform Microsoft, when it comes to operationg system security?"
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07/30/2010 1:15 PM

"Can the open source world outperform Microsoft, when it comes to operationg (sic) system security?"

It already has:

http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/

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Alright, everybody relax, Microsoft is working on a solution......

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08/02/2010 2:14 PM

Anyone implementing a SCADA solution without an ACL and various other security measures, pretty much deserves what they get.If that means being tried and convicted for criminal negligent homicide; I'm all for it.

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