February 10, 2021
Stories about computer security tend to go viral when they bridge the vast divide between geeks and luddites, and this week’s news about a hacker who tried to poison a Florida town’s water supply was understandably front-page material. But for security nerds who’ve been warning about this sort of thing for ages, the most surprising aspect of the incident seems to be that we learned about it at all.
Spend a few minutes searching Twitter, Reddit or any number of other social media sites and you’ll find countless examples of researchers posting proof of being able to access so-called “human-machine interfaces” basically web pages designed to interact remotely with various complex systems, such as those that monitor and/or control things like power, water, sewage and manufacturing plants.
Traces of COVID in Greater Boston wastewater showing steady decline
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Traces of COVID in wastewater samples from the Boston metropolitan area have declined in recent weeks, according to data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
The reduction in viral RNA from wastewater samples is seen on both the north and south sides of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority system, according to data released this week.
The authority embarked on a pilot study to measure viral particles in wastewater, sampling for data three times a week. The Deer Island Treatment Plant, where researchers are analyzing the findings, removes pollutants from wastewater in 43 Greater Boston communities.
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ESSEX, CT The Connecticut River Museum (CMR) put out a press release, How Did We Clean Up Our Rivers?
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