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Solar panel management systems vulnerable to attack, DHS warns

Solar panel management systems vulnerable to attack, DHS warns
  • Posted October 17, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Industry News
  • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued another industrial control warning (pdf) regarding critical vulnerabilities found across a number of solar panel systems. Affected systems can be easily exploited using "proof of concept" code developed by security researchers Roberto Paleari…

Homeland Security probes SSL flaw in RuggedCom gear securing critical infrastructure

Homeland Security probes SSL flaw in RuggedCom gear securing critical infrastructure
  • Posted August 23, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
  • The US Department of Homeland Security is investigating claims that a researcher has found a SSL vulnerability in Siemens’ RuggedCom network equipment that could enable hackers to compromise the networks of critical infrastructure...

Hackers expose Israeli government SCADA logins

Hackers expose Israeli government SCADA logins
  • Posted January 11, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security
  • The drama surrounding Israel continues to unfold as a group of Anonymous hackers expose employee logins to several government websites. Perhaps most disturbingly, this document (may be taken down any time) also claims the credentials provided give access to a…

FBI says hackers not responsible for Illinois water pump failure

FBI says hackers not responsible for Illinois water pump failure
  • Posted November 24, 2011, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security are now saying that a water pump failure at a Springfield, Illinois water utility plant was not destroyed by hackers. This contradicts an earlier report on November 10 from…

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