Electric sector can learn from the Florida water utility hack, say experts
Dive Brief: Similarities between electric and water utilities mean the power industry should pay close attention to the recent hacking of a Florida water treatment plant, according to security experts. Hackers used a piece of software called TeamViewer to access the plant's supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Cyber criminals attempted to significantly raise the amount of lye added to the water supply of the city of Oldsmar. The attack was thwarted by plant personnel and experts say it was not a sophisticated effort. "This is not really the fault of TeamViewer as much as...