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Author:  rustybucket [ Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Stuxnet 'a game changer for malware defence'

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/09 ... _response/

Quote:
The Stuxnet malware is a game changer for critical information infrastructure protection, an EU security agency has warned.

ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) warns that a similar attack of malware capable of sabotaging industrial control systems as Stuxnet may occur in future.

The worm, whose primary method of entry into systems is infected USBs, essentially ignores vulnerable Windows boxes but aggressively attacks industrial control (SCADA) systems from Siemens, establishing a rootkit as well as a backdoor connection to two (now disconnected) command and control servers in Malaysia and Denmark.

Erm why are critical SCADA systems running on the same network as any non-critical machines?

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Author:  jonbwfc [ Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stuxnet 'a game changer for malware defence'

rustybucket wrote:
Erm why are critical SCADA systems running on the same network as any non-critical machines?
:?

And why are people plugging unchecked USB sticks into critical business systems? FFS!
Jon

Author:  veato [ Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stuxnet 'a game changer for malware defence'

jonbwfc wrote:
rustybucket wrote:
Erm why are critical SCADA systems running on the same network as any non-critical machines?
:?

And why are people plugging unchecked USB sticks into critical business systems? FFS!
Jon


And media players, and digital cameras, and whatever else uses a USB. We're primarily on thin client now so its not so much of a problem but as recently as last year it was a free for all here.

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