A major threat to computer security is malicious code. In fact, over the years, it has become one of the main causes of security incidents, from the first viruses in 1986 to the most sophisticated malware of today. Recently, a particular type of malware, although not new, has become […] .
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SCADA Systems Offered for Sale in the Underground Economy
SCADA, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisitions, are computer systems that control various real-world equipment . These machines are crucial parts of production lines, power plants and nuclear facilities. They were relatively unknown, even to information security experts, that was until Stuxnet was detected. Stuxnet, a malware supposedly developed by […] .