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February 12, 2004

Software Bug Contributed to Blackout of 2003

Demonstrating the critical role software plays in the nation's critical infrastructure, a software bug in a widely-used energy-management system appears to have suppressed an alarm that should have alerted one of the first utilities involved in the blackout early enough for them to have averted its spread. Security Focus has the story.

Posted by PeterHarsha at February 12, 2004 12:37 PM
Posted to Misc.
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