No longer have to wonder how long it is going to take for some larger scale hacking of the power grid, the IHT is reporting this morning that the deed has been done and quite effectively at that, knocking out power to multiple cities in one fell swoop.
Supervisory control and data acquisition systems are everywhere in our lives, and there is a myriad of hardware and software suppliers to go with it and doubtful that everyone can do a perfect job of making sure their data telemetry is secure when there are so many attempts and now, admitted successes.