Research reveals prisons at risk from cyber attacks

Federal authorities are concerned after research has revealed that U.S. prisons are vulnerable to computer hackers, who could even be able to remotely open cell doors to aid jailbreaks. In a statement to the Washington Times, spokesman Chris Burke said the Federal Bureau of Prisons is "aware of this research and taking it very seriously."
The security systems in most prisons run using special computer equipment that utilizes industrial control systems (ICS) -- the same systems employed to control power plants, water treatment facilities and other critical infrastructure. ICS were in use in the Iranian nuclear power plant facility that was sabotaged successfully by the Stuxnet worm last year.... »read more

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