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Niagra Framework Leaves Government, Private Infrastructure Open To Hacks

Posted by timothy on from the is-this-your-all-eggs-basket? dept.

benfrog writes "Tridium's Niagra framework is a 'marvel of connectivity,' allowing everything from power plants to gas pumps to be monitored online. Many installations are frighteningly insecure, though, according to an investigation by the Washington Post, leaving both public and private infrastructure potentially open to simple hacks (as simple as a directory traversal attack)."

2 of 40 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I must say... by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Niagra, please!

    Niagra Fails?

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. Holy shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    can we at least spell "Niagara" correctly?