[Full-Disclosure] Reuters: Power Outage Not Internet Worm-Related

["Jason Sloderbeck" <ops-lists@positivenetworks.net>]

From the wire...

Power Outage Not Internet Worm-Related (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3281792

The interesting thing about this article is that it is merely speculation by CERT and SANS, along with a tangent about how AT&T's network stayed up during the power outage. Regardless of the likelihood of the worm being a factor, does it really surprise anyone that CERT and SANS have no evidence indicating anything related to the worm causing the power outage? Just because the AP doesn't have a source at any power plant in the northeast who could confirm that the worm didn't seem to be related doesn't excuse them from publishing these insignificant quotes.

SANS guesses (like 50 other people on Full-Disclosure):

"it is 'highly unlikely' that the process control computers behind critical infrastructure like power in the United States would run on the Windows operating system."

CERT confirms that it has no idea about what happened:

"There is no information available at this time to indicate that the power outages ... are related to intruder activity"

Tomorrow, Reuters will be releasing comments from CERT and SANS confirming that there is no information available at this time that indicates that Col. Sanders was responsible for the assassination of JFK along with 5 paragraphs about the quality of KFC popcorn chicken. Stay tuned!

-Jason


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Jason Sloderbeck
Positive Networks
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