More SCADA Vulnerabilities Discovered by Italian Researcher Luigi Auriemma in Industrial Systems - A Brief Overview

SCADA vulnerabilities continue to surge as Italian Security Researcher Luigi Auriemma found holes in six different systems. Companies suffering the vulnerabilities range from Rockwell Automation to Beckhoff. 

The vulnerabilities found in such companies' products include:

The Journey of Stuxnet - The Cyber Missile for Cyber Sabotage of Critical Infrastructure

Stuxnet is a computer worm discovered in July 2010. It targets Siemens industrial software and equipment running on Microsoft Windows. While it is not the first time that crackers have targeted industrial systems, it is the first discovered malware that spies on and subverts industrial systems, and the first to include a programmable logic controller (PLC) rootkit.