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Technology Stocks : Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem
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To: John Mansfield who wrote ()4/30/1998 5:46:00 PM
From: John Mansfield  Read Replies (1) of 618
 
'What better day to exploit failure points in the physical security of banks.'

'Putting the Bite on Y2K

by William Church

Embedded processors drive your car and your VCR, home alarm systems and Global Positioning
Systems. And like land mines, they sit waiting for us to stumble over them as the last two digits of the
date turn to 00 when the dreaded Year 2000 arrives. But while the media fixate on the dangers of
muddled bank statements, organized crime may seize processors and software to rule Y2K. What
better day to exploit failure points in the physical security of banks. A flood of alarms, each requiring
investigation, will create multiple openings for a virtual hack. Plus, Y2K sets up the perfect "chipping"
opportunity. During the Gulf War, the US used a front company to ship printers with booby-trapped
chips to Iran. Similarly, wide-scale replacement of peripherals for Y2K could enable a long-term
chipping compromise by organized crime. Of course, the paper trail necessary for prosecution will be
caught in the same confusion. The clock is ticking.

William Church (iwar@iwar.org) is managing director at the Centre for Infrastructural Warfare Studies and
editor of the Journal of Infrastructural Warfare.

wired.com
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