SCADA industry debates flaw disclosure

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The outing of a simple crash bug has caused public soul-searching in an industry that has historically been closed-mouthed about its vulnerabilities.

The flaw, in a particular vendor's implementation of the Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol (ICCP), could have allowed an attacker the ability to crash a server.

Read the complete story here. (SecurityFocus)

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