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Ex-NSA Chief Urges Disconnecting Water Controllers from Internet
Retired General Paul Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, has advocated for disconnecting water system controllers from the internet, citing recent suspected Iranian cyberattacks on US water facilities. Speaking at the DEF CON conference, Nakasone emphasized the need for higher cybersecurity standards, stating that programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in water…
Thousands of US water system controllers remain exposed online
A recent scan of internet-connected industrial equipment has revealed over 4,000 Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley controllers exposed online, including 22 located in cities recently affected by cyberattacks on U.S. water systems. This exposure persists despite years of warnings from manufacturers and federal agencies regarding the risks of direct internet access to such critical…