Only recently, over the last 3-4 years, the ties between physical and IT security have been understood and yet most organizations keep them separate, resulting in disconnects and potential attacks slipping through the cracks. Since more and more physical security systems use IT for communication they are becoming now targets for hackers. Latest victim being Honeywell’s Tridium Niagara Framework which is built around TCP/IP and meant to provide web-based management for building assets.
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Tridium vulnerability throws building controls wide open to hackers
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