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FromTheRafters
Nov 2, 2009, 6:09:03 PM11/2/09
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"Toxic" <staring@my_hd.tv> wrote in message
news:pan.2009.11...@cdc.gov...
> From the first paragraph of a newsletter (DEFCON Report) I get;
>
> "Chinese researchers have detailed the vulnerabilities of the U.S.
> electrical grid to sabotage and cascading failure. There are currently
> concerns that Russian and Chinese hackers have already placed viruses
> in
> the system which wait for orders to crash the system."
>
> Seems a routine scan of such mission critical systems
> would expose any lurking threats? I use Floke myself.
news:pan.2009.11...@cdc.gov...
> From the first paragraph of a newsletter (DEFCON Report) I get;
>
> "Chinese researchers have detailed the vulnerabilities of the U.S.
> electrical grid to sabotage and cascading failure. There are currently
> concerns that Russian and Chinese hackers have already placed viruses
> in
> the system which wait for orders to crash the system."
>
> Seems a routine scan of such mission critical systems
> would expose any lurking threats? I use Floke myself.
Some stealthy virus could conceivably go completely unnoticed by
scanners. It is not until they become noticed by some other means, that
they become known to the AV scanners. If a virus were to "lay low" for
extended periods, it would be less likely to be noticed in the first
place.
It's a legitimate concern (considering what viruses are), but I won't
stay awake tonight worrying...
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