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Comment on Scared of SCADA by David Harley

David Harley — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:18:57 +0000

Alas, that problem goes far beyond SCADA But it does defy all sense and logic when critical systems are routinely run over public networks, for example.

Comment on Scared of SCADA by pschmehl

pschmehl — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:28:10 +0000

The scariest thing about SCADA is that the people who design those systems keep making the same brain-dead mistakes that other designers of computing systems make. Fundamental mistakes that we known about for years and years and years.

Comment on Mac Malware by David Harley

David Harley — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:00:24 +0000

Thanks, Paul. What is comforting, though, is that while there’s been a certain amount of the usual abuse, hysteria and downright psychotic denial, there’s been quite a lot of rational discussion and assessment of the risks from the Mac side, while the security industry have, if anything, understated the seriousness of the potential, rather than hyping it up. I don’t have a good feeling about crim interest in Mac users, but it’s possible that we won’t see so much of the mac-users-as-Typhoid-Mary syndrome we saw in the mid-90s when macro viruses ruled. He said, crossing his fingers…

Comment on Mac Malware by pschmehl

pschmehl — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:08:17 +0000

Since I subscribe to that as well, I had already read your article, but it’s good to see you posting here as well. And, as you know, I completely agree. I noticed this evening, on F-Secure’s blog, that the variants are now in the double character range (.aa, .bb., etc.)

Can’t be long before start seeing some results from all this activity as well as the attendant excuse-making.