Hellfire103@lemmy.ca to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoResearchers say new attack could take down the European power gridarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkResearchers say new attack could take down the European power gridarstechnica.comHellfire103@lemmy.ca to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoUnencrypted radio on a power grid??? What in the flip?! What wanker kept this going into the 2000s??
minus-squareesa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe utility company motto. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI don’t disagree. But it’s broken.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIs it though? If messages are working over the link that would be their definition of working.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.