Re: Anyone catch the ISS "SCADA Terrorism" talk BH Federal yesterday?

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Not too shocking judging from the propaganda coming out of them 
these days:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490563/
ISS X-Force: Next Generation Threat Analysis and Prevention
By Robert Graham, Christopher W. Klaus, David Maynor, Nihal J. 
Mehta, Christopher Rouland

"Over the last seven years, ISS X-Force has discovered more high-
risk vulnerabilities than all other research groups and vendors 
combined ... For the first time ever, follow the X-Force team as 
they analyze potential vulnerabilities and security solutions for 
cutting edge technologies and emerging attack methodologies."



sounds just like MTV - Real World: X-Force

Excuse me as I dry heave




> > http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-federal-06/BH-Fed-06-
Maynor-Graham.pdf
> > I don't doubt the lessons or real world examples at all (and the 
SCADA 101
> > is decent), but did anyone in the audience question the 
"Cyberterrorism
> > Threat Analysis?"
> >
> > It seems pretty weak, at least based on what is in the slides. A 
bunch of
> > folks from the Middle East download an ISS whitepaper, which 
proves there
> > are threat agents we should care about?
> >
> > How was the talk perceived? Folks running out to buy generators 
after seeing
> > the demo? Fear of taking the Metro home?
> >
> > Just curious,
> >
> > - mdf 



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