Another reason for Linux.

[unixprgrmr01 at gmail.com]

Of course linux apps that is...

Lynn

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 3:20 PM, unixprgrmr01 at gmail.com <
unixprgrmr01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The question we need to ask ourselves is what apps are out there that would
> do the same jobs better, cheaper, and above all more securely?  Is there an
> entrepreneurial opportunity here?
>
> Lynn
>
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Michael Butash <michael at butash.net>wrote:
>
>> Here's one better:
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/**2011/10/18/son_of_stuxnet_**disclovered/<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<alex at crackpot.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: Alex Dean<alex at crackpot.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: Another reason for Linux.
>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list"<plug-discuss at lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us<plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>>>> >
>>>> 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<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<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<http://www.ted.com/talks/ralph_langner_cracking_stuxnet_a_21st_century_cyberweapon.html>
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