Here's one better: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/18/son_of_stuxnet_disclovered/ The stuxnet equivalent running amok in _our_ scada systems. Scada systems (municipal water and sewage systems) of various municipalities can be a bit scary, usually just a bunch of old win2k boxes with serial gadgetry applied to talk to plc's and serial devices off in a corner somewhere on a schedule and feed data back. Sometimes firewalls actually get involved, but otherwise a veritable breeding ground for these kinds of viruses. I suppose turnabout is fair play for us, but thank you windows for letting them. Question is, do any of these vendors even consider linux or are entirely locked into ms? I bet Iran doesn't any more. -mb On 10/19/2011 09:16 AM, Tom Ostlund wrote: > consider all the checkouts at the grocery stores are running windows > underneath the hood and you might switch back to cash for everything > again....... > > They probably all have IE6 on them as well considering why would they > update? > > > > On 10/19/2011 09:11 AM, keith smith wrote: >> >> >> Very Scary! >> >> ------------------------ >> >> Keith Smith >> >> --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Alex Dean wrote: >> >> From: Alex Dean >> Subject: Re: Another reason for Linux. >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 6:44 AM >> >> >> On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:30 PM, keith smith wrote: >> >>> Son of Stuxnet? Researchers Warn of Impending Cyber Attack >>> >>> Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated computer worm that was discovered >>> last year and was thought to have successfully targeted and disrupted >>> systems at a nuclear enrichment plant in Iran. >>> >>> http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/stuxnet-returns-duqu-researchers-warn-similar-cyber-attack/story?id=14763854 >>> >>> >>> >>> Stuxnet is a computer worm discovered in June 2010. It targets >>> Siemens industrial software and equipment running Microsoft Windows. >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet >> >> >> Great summary of the whole Stuxnet saga: >> http://www.ted.com/talks/ralph_langner_cracking_stuxnet_a_21st_century_cyberweapon.html >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss