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Category Archives: Physical Security
Oil Rigs’ Software Attacked by Malware
June 17, 2013 – 6:00 am
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In the February 23, 2013 Houston Chronicle, there is an article “Malware on oil rig computers raises security fears” by Zain Shauk, which describes how malware has infiltrated safety-critical software managing the activities and control systems of oil rigs. Shauk’s article is available at…
Google—Not Being Evil, Not Doing Harm
November 12, 2012 – 6:00 am
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In a couple of columns in December 2008, I questioned whether or not Google was being true to its maxim of not being evil. At that time, I confused their motto of “Don’t be evil” with the physicians’ Hippocratic Oath of “Do no harm.” But I also argued that infringement of privacy could…
Tampering and Security
July 9, 2012 – 6:00 am
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I have maintained all along that we don’t even know about most of the cyber attacks and quite a few physical attacks that have occurred wither because we haven’t detected them or because the criminals are expert enough to cover their tracks. I recently received a package sealed with tape that…
