* bryanm@acsalaska.net <bryanm@acsalaska.net> [121014 07:11]:
> >
> > and they are all over our power and communications grid.
> > Control by PCs. PCs connected to internet. 'nuff said.
>
> It's even worse than that. SCADA devices have hundreds of
> publicly known vulnerabilities that the manufacturers and/or
> utilities refuse to patch.
>
> I can't understand why anyone who suggests attaching any
> mission-critical system to the Internet isn't immediately
> pummeled into either sanity or a coma. More people should
> understand that national defense includes making ourselves
> less vulnerable.
Go figure. It is the result of the dilution of responsibility in
big organizations whether private, public, governmental or
industry. They are all the same! Keep your powder dry and check
start your generator monthly.
-- Tim tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com http://www.akwebsoft.com --------- To unsubscribe, send email to <aklug-request@aklug.org> with 'unsubscribe' in the message body.Received on Sun Oct 14 07:41:59 2012
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