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Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:31:11 -0800
On Nov 28, 2011, at 1:43 AM, Leif Nixon wrote:
"andrew.wallace" <andrew.wallace () rocketmail com> writes:These reports are ment for private sector eyes only. I suggest new secrecy legislation, for fusion centres.Making it harder to share information on incidents and vulnerabilities is not the best of ideas. Over the last ten years I have seen much, much, MUCH more damage resulting from information *not* being shared than from information being improperly shared. -- Leif Nixon - Security officer National Supercomputer Centre - Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing Nordic Data Grid Facility - European Grid Infrastructure
Generally, I agree with you, but, FUD is not information. Spreading FUD (as is the case in this incident more than information) is more harmful than good. Making it harder to spread misinformation and FUD is good. Making it harder to share information is bad. Information is the anti-FUD. Owen
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- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout andrew.wallace (Nov 26)
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- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout andrew.wallace (Nov 26)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Jared Mauch (Nov 26)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout andrew.wallace (Nov 26)
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- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Kyle Creyts (Nov 28)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Jared Mauch (Nov 26)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Leif Nixon (Nov 28)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Owen DeLong (Nov 28)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Dobbins, Roland (Nov 28)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Owen DeLong (Nov 28)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Måns Nilsson (Nov 26)
- Re: Water Utility SCADA 'Attack': The, um, washout Jerry Dixon (Nov 27)