Virtual war a real threat
The nature of conflict is constantly changing, becoming ever more dangerous and ever more deadly. This sort of attack leaves conventional forces out of the fight. It’s scary when the soldier is obsolete and all it takes to destroy and kill is a mouse click.
L.A.-based hacker Marc Maiffret was hired to probe network vulnerabilities in a large Southern California water system. It took his team one day to seize control of equipment that added chemical treatments to drinking water.
(Also, please file in the Annals of Aptronyms: The person who heads the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit is named Scott Borg.)
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
