Hellfire103 to [email protected]English • 1 month agoResearchers say new attack could take down the European power gridarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkResearchers say new attack could take down the European power gridarstechnica.comHellfire103 to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 month agoUnencrypted radio on a power grid??? What in the flip?! What wanker kept this going into the 2000s??
minus-squareesalinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoI imagine the German response here is to be annoyed that they’ve worked very hard to be able to do this without telefax, indeed without paper at all, and it’s still not considered good enough by the peanut gallery.
minus-squareslazer2aulinkEnglish3•1 month agoThe utility company motto. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
minus-squareslazer2aulinkEnglish1•1 month agoIs it though? If messages are working over the link that would be their definition of working.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoThe messages might be working right now, but the security (and, therefore, the stability and longevity) is broken.
Unencrypted radio on a power grid??? What in the flip?! What wanker kept this going into the 2000s??
I imagine the German response here is to be annoyed that they’ve worked very hard to be able to do this without telefax, indeed without paper at all, and it’s still not considered good enough by the peanut gallery.
The utility company motto. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
I don’t disagree. But it’s broken.
Is it though? If messages are working over the link that would be their definition of working.
The messages might be working right now, but the security (and, therefore, the stability and longevity) is broken.