Examples of use of data acquisition
1. The recorded demonstration, called the Aurora Generator Test,‘‘ was conducted in March by government researchers investigating a dangerous vulnerability in computers at U.S. utility companies known as supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
2. Terra Group of Companies Chairman Kevin Plintz said÷ "We are already organising the transportation of teams and equipment and expect the data acquisition process to be completed by June 2006."
3. "We also know they have the desire to go after Scada [supervisory control and data acquisition] systems which control real–world things – like the opening or closing of a dam or whether an elevator goes up or down." But Bruce Schneider, a leading cryptographer and founder of Counterpane Internet Security, points out that such attacks are yet to happen.
4. "But cyber is now also the vehicle of choice for the bad guys to deliver and organize their services." Security experts say many of the computers that operate critical infrastructure –– known as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks – are increasingly being connected to Microsoft Windows systems and to the Internet to offer public utilities a cost–effective way to manage their far–flung assets.