Nuclear Nightmare: Industrial Control Switches Need Fixing, Now

Posted: 12/31/2015 | Leave a Comment

Researchers at Black Hat USA have disclosed critical SCADA/ICS vulnerabilities in switches actively used in industrial control management systems, such as substations, factories, refineries, ports, and other areas of industrial automation.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/nuclear-nightmare-industrial-control-switches-need-fixing-now/

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