alt Hacker NewsThose devices run in a private network and usually don't have any internet connectivity at all. If they do access the internet, it's usually limited to a few hosts that can easily be routed over some compatibility layer or a proxy.
Those devices run in a private network and usually don't have any internet connectivity at all. If they do access the internet, it's usually limited to a few hosts that can easily be routed over some compatibility layer or a proxy.
You'd think that, but for the last decade there's been a huge push to move all the SCADA software into the cloud. "Run your plant from your phone!"
And that's not even counting the various integrators that just don't implement any kind of security at all.
I fight against this sort of thing all the time. Sometimes I get my way.