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2011-04-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Frank G 2011-04-25 07:58|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 These are Windows computers?

Posted by john frum 2011-04-25 08:34|| 2011-04-25 08:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Mahmoud,

Those emails from Nigeria are all scams....

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-04-25 10:06|| 2011-04-25 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 John, I do not know this as fact in this case.

But the Siemens computers I am familiar with that are used for process control are very specialized, purpose oriented. They may have PC's as user interfaces, gateways, and higher tier integration, but the ones I have used for similar tasks are high order PLC's with truly excellent programming software. They are not what is usually thought of as PLC's, as they can function quite well in an ordered hierarchy. Given the time-frame of development of these plants, they are the likely controllers.

Examples might be S7-300 and S7-400 controllers, quite powerful and robust little beasts. There are industrial PC's also, but they are not as robust.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2011-04-25 10:58|| 2011-04-25 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 These controllers Whiskey Mike?

hmm...

Posted by Water Modem 2011-04-25 11:24|| 2011-04-25 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Just goes to show, you should never do facebook with the main reactor controller.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-04-25 11:36|| 2011-04-25 11:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Iranian experts were still investigating the full scope of the malware's abilities

[Snicker]

Looks like the insidious Joooos have figured out a way to get introduce the virus through their lunch. That, or pr0n.

Posted by gorb 2011-04-25 11:50|| 2011-04-25 11:50|| Front Page Top

#7 So is somebody committing sabotage from the inside?

Paranoia.

Or did their vendors sell them infected equipment?

In which case they were screwed from the git go. Imagine all that money and all those man hours wasted on a project that never, ever, had the slightest chance for success.

Feel good story of the day.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-04-25 12:05|| 2011-04-25 12:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Ebbang - quite possibly an 'and', not an 'or.' Heh.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-04-25 18:57|| 2011-04-25 18:57|| Front Page Top

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