City council says it lost control after shutting down systems It’s become somewhat cliché in cybersecurity reporting to speculate whether an organization will have the resources to “keep the lights on” after an attack. But the opposite turns out to be true with Leicester City Council following its March ransomware incident.…
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I suppose from a safety perspective it’s better that they stay on during the day than off at night. I’m surprised they’re networked and affected at all, though. Most streetlights I’ve seen appear to work on a relatively simple light sensor. They turn on when it’s dark enough and off when it’s light enough, which means if it gets unusually dark from a particularly strong storm they come on during the day.
