Malicious Software Threatens U.S. Power Plants

Malicious Software Threatens U.S. Power Plants

by admin@namecake.com (John Daly)

In America’s energy industry, batted by last year’s Hurricane Sandy, can be added a new threat – computer malware, an ominous portent for the U.S. power grid.Apparently, in October 2012 a computer malware virus invaded a turbine control system at a U.S. power plant, when a technician “unknowingly” inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network, keeping a plant off line for three weeks according to a Voice of America report.The ever vigilant Department of Homeland Security, while reporting the incident, did…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Malicious-Software-Threatens-U.S.-Power-Plants.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oilpricecom+%28Oil+Price.com+Daily+News+Update%29