'Open the pod bay dampers, Hal': ASHRAE to simulate automation hacker attack during winter meeting. (Association News).(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers 2003 conference addresses computer security)(Brief Article)

Snips, December, 2002

A hacker using the Malicious Mobile Code has crippled systems at the Pentagon and Microsoft. A security analyst is working to return their systems to normal.

What happens next is up to attendees to the Building Automation Computer Security after 9-11 seminar at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers' 2003 Winter Meeting in Chicago. During the seminar, participants will assume the role of hacker or analyst as part of an interactive presentation tided, "A Day in the Life of a Hacker."

The presentation challenges the audience to play the roles in a game of measures, attacks, and countermeasures.

"Most of the demonstrated attacks are not stopped by firewalls or intrusion detection systems," according to...

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