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The Australian National Audit Office has a busy year ahead. ICT projects scheduled for review include Defence IT spending, the Australian Broadband Guarantee, the Computers in Schools program and possibly the mandatory internet filter.

Meanwhile, researchers have discovered a virus that could allow hackers to take control of SCADA systems - via the unlucky combination of a flaw in the Windows OS and the use of USB thumbdrives.

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By Jim Finkle | July 20, 2010

SCADA systems ripe for attack.

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