The SCADA threat is getting awfully muddied. So the attack on Springfield, Ill. wasn’t at attack after all (though it still cost a fortune). But now the FBI admits three cities experienced penetration of their SCADA systems, which does not lend me comfort.
Read more at NakedSecurity:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/12/13/fbi-acknowledges-more-scada-attacks-increases-cyber-budget/
Which leads to another interesting consideration: Should Homeland Security control the electrical grid? Boy, talk about a double-edged sword:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57336531-17/should-homeland-security-control-the-electrical-grid-maybe/?tag=mncol