Spike In Power Grid Attacks Likely In Next 12 Months – DarkReading

This is an interesting and evolving area.  Many of these devices run embedded OS with flash memory so traditional forensic techniques do not work.  However, the Android platform (and other mobile platforms) have similar characteristics and thus the R&D in those areas can be applied to embedded devices.    Moral of the story: if it has data storage or network activity, you’ll find a forensic geek poking around somewhere close by (hint: contact us if you want to discuss):

Attacks against the power grid are likely to rise and intensify during the next 12 months as smart grid research and pilot projects advance, according to utility security experts and a recently published report that analyzes threats to critical infrastructure.

The so-called Project Grey Goose Report on Critical Infrastructure points to state and/or non-state sponsored hackers from the Russian Federation of Independent States, Turkey, and China as the main threats to targeting and hacking into energy providers and other critical infrastructure networks.

via Spike In Power Grid Attacks Likely In Next 12 Months – DarkReading.