Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4556-1015255851-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 04 Mar 2002 07:32:09 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 31746 invoked by uid 510); 4 Mar 2002 15:31:17 -0000 Received: from n28.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.78) by all.net with SMTP; 4 Mar 2002 15:31:17 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4556-1015255851-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.165] by n28.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 04 Mar 2002 15:30:51 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: unknown); 4 Mar 2002 15:30:51 -0000 Received: (qmail 14589 invoked from network); 4 Mar 2002 15:30:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.171) by m11.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 4 Mar 2002 15:30:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.72.152) by mta3.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 4 Mar 2002 15:30:50 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g24FVSd05313 for iwar@onelist.com; Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:31:28 -0800 Message-Id: <200203041531.g24FVSd05313@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:31:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: [iwar] [fc:Power.industry.guarding.against.peering.eyes.of.potential.terrorists] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Power industry guarding against peering eyes of potential terrorists AP, 3/3/02 <a href="http://elp.pennnet.com/News/Display_News_Story.cfm?Section=WireNews&SubSection=HOME&NewsID=45531">http://elp.pennnet.com/News/Display_News_Story.cfm?Section=WireNews&SubSection=HOME&NewsID=45531> The U.S. power industry has been targeted by increasing computer surveillance from the Middle East and there have been reports of people spying on power plants, experts warned at a security conference this week. ``We think the threat of another attack is there, and terrorists will target power sources,'' said Stephen Whitley, chief operating officer for ISO New England, which controls New England's power grid. ``Everyone is thinking of security differently now. And one of the most important things we need to do is make sure information is being shared.'' But that information, particularly about power sources, must be kept secret, Whitley told the power producers, distributors and regulators who met Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss ways to protect the Northeast's power supply. Computer system surveillance from the Middle East is increasing and U.S. targets include power systems, said James Fortune, a program manager at the Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif. The government also has received reports of people spying on electric installations, said Harvey Blumenthal, a CIA official with the federal National Infrastructure Protection Center. While most of those reports haven't been credible, others have shown that people are trying to gather information about the facilities, he said. Industry officials would not give details of any incidents of possible terrorists snooping around for information at a power plant or on the Internet. But they did say preventive measures have been taken. Immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks, power plants and distributors took quick steps to increase security and guarantee energy production. More guards were placed at power generators, and routine maintenance work at power plants was stopped so facilities could operate at full potential. Companies and regulators responsible for the region's power supply say internal changes are still needed. ``We've stepped up surveillance of our substations and we've been developing a security plan for the company,'' said Ian Wilson, a spokesman for Public Service of New Hampshire. ``But now it's time to improve communication within our system and with other companies and government agencies.'' James Kallstrom, New York's director of public security and the state's former FBI chief, said the improved security at power plants won't matter much if more isn't done to prevent terrorists from entering the country. ``We have basically a wide-open society that terrorists have taken advantage of,'' he said. On the Net: ISOs: http://www.iso-ne.com and http://www.nyiso.com Energy Information Administration: http://eia.doe.gov ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Tiny Wireless Camera under $80! Order Now! FREE VCR Commander! Click Here - Only 1 Day Left! http://us.click.yahoo.com/nuyOHD/7.PDAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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