Audit finds Vic SCADA systems vulnerable
The auditor criticised (PDF) the state's water organisations for failing to secure critical water infrastructure against network threats.
Unprotected Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are at risk from network attacks that may target critical infrastructure including electricity and water supplies. The still active and now infamous Stuxnet worm.
The report stated that Victoria's water agencies lack an effective means to manage or avert the risks posed to central infrastructure control systems. It says the security of SCADA systems is inadequate and must be upgraded to meet the threats posed by networked environments, which had not previously been a consideration when the systems were offline and isolated.
I recommend all control systems's operator to download this report, as this report have some interesting findings and recommendations which can be applied in other control systems environment as well.
Read more details from here.
The auditor criticised (PDF) the state's water organisations for failing to secure critical water infrastructure against network threats.
Unprotected Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are at risk from network attacks that may target critical infrastructure including electricity and water supplies. The still active and now infamous Stuxnet worm.
The report stated that Victoria's water agencies lack an effective means to manage or avert the risks posed to central infrastructure control systems. It says the security of SCADA systems is inadequate and must be upgraded to meet the threats posed by networked environments, which had not previously been a consideration when the systems were offline and isolated.
I recommend all control systems's operator to download this report, as this report have some interesting findings and recommendations which can be applied in other control systems environment as well.
Read more details from here.
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