Just days before Christmas, a rare event occurred: the report of a successful intrusion into America’s infrastructure by overseas hackers. Although the event — penetration of the control system of a dam 20 miles from New York City — was more than two years old, it just made it into the public light last month. Cloaking such incidents in secrecy is standard operating procedure for industries that use control systems — systems used to control the power grid, factories, pipelines, bridges and dams.
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Iranian Cyberattack on American Dam Viewed As Rarity
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. January 7, 2016 07:00 AMJust days before Christmas, a rare event occurred: the report of a successful intrusion into America’s infrastructure by overseas hackers. Although the event — penetration of the control system of a dam 20 miles from New York City — was more than two years old, it just made it into the public light last month. Cloaking such incidents in secrecy is standard operating procedure for industries that use control systems — systems used to control the power grid, factories, pipelines, bridges and dams.