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News about the water and wastewater industries, with a special focus on Iowa and Nebraska
D.J. Gongol and Associates, Inc.
PO Box 180
4328 North Dawson
Cumming, IA 50061
515-223-4144
402-965-1306 text
515-981-0581 fax
www.gongol.net
info@gongol.net
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Computer security meets water security
January 16, 2007
Crooks recently broke into a laptop belonging to a Pennsylvania water system and were able to install malicious software. While it appears as though they were just planning to use the computer as a "bot" from which to pump out spam, they had enough access to the water plant's controls that they could have made the water dangerous to drink.
Related products: municipal water treatment products
Past water and wastewater news updates
last revised January 2007
January 16, 2007
Crooks recently broke into a laptop belonging to a Pennsylvania water system and were able to install malicious software. While it appears as though they were just planning to use the computer as a "bot" from which to pump out spam, they had enough access to the water plant's controls that they could have made the water dangerous to drink.
Related products: municipal water treatment products
Past water and wastewater news updates
last revised January 2007
DJ Gongol & Associates, Inc.
4328 North Dawson Avenue | PO Box 180 | Cumming, IA 50061
515-223-4144 | 402-965-1306 text | 515-981-0581 fax
info@gongol.net