Critical Infrastructures Under Constant Cyberattack Globally Report "Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime" by the House of Representatives Smart City: A modern city built on intelligent broadband infrastructure to provide enhanced security, create economic prosperity, distribute opportunity, and improve quality of life. In 1900, only 13% of the world's population lived in cities. By 2050, that number will have risen to 70%. We are adding the equivalent of seven New Yorks to the planet every year. "If Australia is to maintain our prosperity, our cities must become more productive, more competitive, more innovative. At the same time they must be sustainable.We must remember that all of the above is a means to an end - the end is to make our cities more liveable and to improve the quality of life and sense of community for all who live in them. " Anthony Albanese speech, Minister For Infrastructure, October 2008 Electricity grid needs upgrade to protect life Early versions of the shortcut bug targeted power stations Autonomous oil-absorbing robots Energy affordability in Australia is becoming increasingly precarious. Since 1999, electricity prices have risen by 82% compared to an average increase of just under 37% across all consumer goods. In the last year alone, prices have increase by nearly 16%. ["Smart Meters Smart Justice"] Stuxnet worm hits industrial system Possibly the 7 worst cyberattacks in history There is a heightened concern for physical security of power grids due to acts of coordinated sabotage, which traditionally were not considered in grid planning. [Karlsson 2004] A Resilient Real-Time System for a Secure and Reconfigurable Power Grid Google Calendar glitch a disaster for Australian businesses Cities suffer from pollution, poverty, insufficient health resources and vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters; just look at the situation in Port-au-Prince after the Haiti earthquake in January, or Dhaka after this year’s floods in Bangladesh. [Nature, Vol 467, Oct 2010] Debugging and reverse engineering with IDA Pro
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Anonymous hacker claims he broke into wind turbine systems Final report: Pan-European cyber security exercise Internet-based attacks on critical systems rise (McAfee report) GPS chaos: How a $30 box can jam your life Power system software: Big gaps in Australia's cyber defences The National Academy of Engineering committee on Engineering Grand Challenge has identified 14 areas awaiting solutions in the 21st century including solving energy problems, reverse engineering the brain and securing cyberspace.
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