Posted on 01/17/2018 7:36:09 AM PST by BenLurkin
Cyber criminals make mistakes and are arrested occasionally, but attacks can originate from states that do not cooperate with international institutions or foreign governments. And outside of the developed world there is often even less of a distinction between private individuals and state actors...
The second thing to recognize about cyber security is that attack is much easier than defense. Attackers can probe from multiple points, such as previously-hacked computers or servers rented with stolen credit card information. They can patiently try different strategies until they succeed. Talented attackers may first invent a new method of attack, then write software to scan servers or internet traffic to create a prioritized list of potentially vulnerable organizations, and only then begin systematically breaching them.
A defender, on the other hand, is a sitting target. Her application is public facing, with URLs, domains, and data centers that anyone can investigate. She has a consistent, detectable set of operating systems, software languages, and libraries that are as well understood by potential adversaries as they are by the in-house team that is responsible for managing them.
And a defender only has to make one mistake: A single entry point incorrectly secured will allow access to attackers. Defending all entry points and perpetually keeping them defended, despite changing organizational requirements, personnel, and a never ending stream of vulnerability updates to software libraries, is nigh on impossible.... The attack surface is huge and the threat is persistent. If you can’t arrest the attackers and the attackers have an infinite amount of time to find vulnerabilities, then the question isn’t if the system can be breached. It’s when the system will be breached. And what the attackers will do when they breach it.
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
Why? Tesla is doing that just fine .................
Los Angeles loses electricity? So, it's not really a nation-wide attack?
I think there might be one Tesla within 100 miles of where I'm sitting -two at the most.
Seriously, though, the type of "takeover" attack outlined at the beginning of the article is one more reason why I am opposed to turning total control of our transportation infrastructure over to "SkyNet". Self-driving cars my a$$.
Just the idea of being in a car with no steering wheel or (I assume) brake pedal seems very odd. If something starts to go horribly wrong, what are your options? None.
And I am hung up on the insurance aspect:
I didn’t design the car.
I didn’t build the car.
I wasn’t driving the car.
Do I have any liability at all? Why should I buy auto insurance? If I have health insurance, my medical bills (I hope) would be paid for. Beyond that — property damage, dead pedestrians, other vehicles — why would it be my problem? Maybe GM needs a great big fat auto insurance policy but I don’t think I do.
Even if the technology is there, I think this is all a bad idea.
Nothing to worry about. I have been assured that self-driving cars will be perfect so you won’t need insurance.
I can sneeze without encountering a Tesla in our area. Sadly, most drive them like 80 year-old grandmas (same goes for many of the BMWs, Mercedes, Audis, etc.). It's all about the status symbol.
can => can’t
Terrorists have already used trucks, cars, and aircraft to murder people.
How do Tesla cars compare to regular cars?
Socks filled with sand.
Knitting needles.
Poop.
In what respect?................
Fatality rates. Isn’t that what your post implied?
Tesla Model S Achieves Best Safety Rating of Any Car Ever Tested
https://www.tesla.com/blog/tesla-model-s-achieves-best-safety-rating-any-car-ever-tested
But this does not take into consideration those drivers who died while watching a movie.....................
Tesla driver killed while using autopilot was watching Harry Potter, witness says:
At the current price tag how many people are really going to own Teslas?
On the other hand government mandated smart meters are being installed on EVERY American home, and they bring HUGE vulnerabilities to hackers.
This does not bode well for Elon – whose company this week had to ‘fess up to a hemorrhagic cash bleed – $671 million, the worst yet.
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Funny how Tesla stock is up about 15% since that snarky comment was made.
I, Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UTaSMYK4gs
How “accidents” may occur in the near future....
You said it, brother! The couple Tesla owners I know don't drive them when it's too cold, or when it's too hot, or for a long trip. Its their third, fourth, or more vehicle. And I've never seen them punch it, not remotely. Prius drivers are more aggressive.
One hundred percent status symbol.
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