Hackers could control Brisbane traffic controls: Report

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.zdnet.com/au/hackers-could-control-brisbane-traffic-controls-report-7000023405/

By Michael Lee
ZDNet News
November 20, 2013

Brisbane's traffic management systems have been found vulnerable to attack 
under an audit conducted by the Queensland Audit Office (QAO).

Over a three week period, QAO performed penetration tests (PDF) of the 
systems used to manage traffic infrastructure in Brisbane and found that 
it was able to successfully compromise some components of the system and 
ultimately gain unauthorised access.

"The traffic management systems for the Brisbane metropolitan area were 
not secure. If the systems were specifically targeted, hackers could 
access the system and potentially cause traffic congestion, public 
inconvenience and affect emergency response times," the report read.

In addition to breaching parts of the IT systems for traffic management, 
QAO was also able to breach physical security measures.

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