SCADA security vulnerability - again

[Nathan 7]

Core security released a similar vulnerability report for Citect as Wonderware. This one seems to be getting a little more press. I think revealing and fixing such problems is the only way to go, Walt Boyes seems to prefer the "it's safest kept secret" mentality. What do you think? http://notanotherindustrialblog.blogspot.c...nerability.html http://www.controlglobal.com/soundoff/?p=3221 http://www.controlglobal.com/soundoff/?p=3201 http://www.gss.co.uk/news/article/5138/SCA...infrastructure/

[DanW 41]

Blogs are for people to rant, and they're there to let everyone do his own thing. Recognizing that, it's your blog, you are entitled to do what you want. This comment is isn't meant as a personal attack, but I find that your blogs are just too full of unknown jargon for my tastes. I have no idea what 'bricking' a router is or what "stove piped" products are. For me, it's a show stopper to encounter obscure, undefined terminology in the first sentence or two of any article and I generally move on when that happens. If I can't understand the first sentence or two, what's the sense in forcing a read of the rest? If unknowns pop up right up front, who knows how much slang is used further on? If that's your intent, fine, it's your blog. But if it were mine, I'd use an asterisk and provide a definition for those insider terms that you already recognize as needing quotes because of their very nature. Dan

[Nathan 7]

Dan, Thanks for bringing those terminology issues to my attention - I'll go back and define them. Stove Piped is a business term that refers to developing a system in an isolated environment; to solve narrow goals or meet specific needs in a way not readily compatible with other systems. Brick According to Wikipedia: When used in reference to electronics, "brick" describes a device that cannot function in any capacity (such as a machine with damaged firmware). This usage derives from the machine now being considered "as useful, and as entertaining, as a brick." The term can also be used as a verb. For example, "I bricked my MP3 player when I tried to upgrade it." I find it ironic that you didn't answer any of the intent of my question, jumped onto nit picky details of other unrelated posts and then ranted that my blog rants.