Hellfire103@lemmy.ca to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoResearchers say new attack could take down the European power gridarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkResearchers say new attack could take down the European power gridarstechnica.comHellfire103@lemmy.ca to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoUnencrypted radio on a power grid??? What in the flip?! What wanker kept this going into the 2000s??
minus-squareesalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days 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-up3·3 days agoThe utility company motto. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI don’t disagree. But it’s broken.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIs it though? If messages are working over the link that would be their definition of working.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days 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.