CYBER THREATS A GROWING POSSIBILITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
October 1st, 2010
BY EMMA JACKSON
THE NUCLEAR industry could become increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats as nuclear power plants begin to replace their incredibly secure - and old - analogue systems with modern, digital and relatively unsecure equipment, experts claim.
"The reason the nuclear industry is doing well right now is because its equipment is quite old; it doesn't have the complexities that makes it vulnerable. But it will have to be replaced eventually," explained critical infrastructure and information assurance expert Dr Stephen Wolthusen at the ...
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