Yesterday (April 10, 2008), the Sound OFF! blog mentioned an article, “Industrial Control Systems Killed Once and Will Again, Experts Warn”, written by Ryan Singel from the WIRED Blog Network (April 9, 2008). Unfortunately, a past cyber incident has now been linked to a fatality. The incident in question is the tragic rupture of a pipline which spilled 237,000 gallons of gasoline into two creeks near Bellingham, Washington. The gas ignited and killed three, injuring eight others.
A recent re-examination by security experts into this tragedy has revealed this incident was due to a control system computer issue. The finding brings new impetus for the need for cyber-security standards and security policy for governments, businesses and critical infrastructure organizations…
To read the article in its entirety, please visit:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/industrial-cont.html
To see this post on Sound OFF!, please visit:
http://www.controlglobal.com/soundoff/?p=2571