Cylance Hacks Google Office Building Management System 46
Gunkerty Jeb writes "Industrial control minded researchers from the security firm Cylance launched a custom exploit against a building management system deployed at Google's Sydney, Australia office, gaining access to a configuration file containing device administration passwords that could be used to gain complete control of the device in question. This vulnerability in Tridium's Niagara framework affects an unknown number of organizations aside from Google. In fact, Tridium claims on its website that 'there are over 245,000 instances of the Niagara Framework deployed worldwide.' Cylance said its scans revealed some 25,000 similarly vulnerable systems facing the Internet."
Re:Why??? (Score:4, Insightful)
Fat, Pinhead Manager comments on IT Security recommendation:
"Why should we worry about THAT? We've never had those problems in the past. Besides, I don't quite understand what it is, so it must be a waste of money. No VPN!"
Fat, Pinhead Manager post-break security incident:
"Why didn't IT protect our vital infrastructure?"
Selective memory and buck passing makes like in this century wonderful