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Overnight Cybersecurity: US power grid getting hammered
The Hill ^
| 9/9/15
| Cory Bennett and Katie Bo Williams
Posted on 09/10/2015 3:26:29 PM PDT by Kartographer
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Sooner or later they will get in time is on their side and then 'Lights Out'!
To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:27:23 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Why is ANY computer that controls the power grid connected to the internet?
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:28:20 PM PDT
by
Bryan24
(When in doubt, move to the right..........)
To: Kartographer
DOE doesn’t manage or operate the grid.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:29:19 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: meatloaf
DOE has critical information on the grid. They have the ‘keys’ and the ‘maps’.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:31:08 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer; null and void
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:31:10 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Kartographer
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:33:02 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Drinking buddies and BFFs: Satan, nobama and the AntiChrist. Different subject: Go CRUZ!)
To: Kartographer
Why is this article taking up valuable space and attention on FR? We have a Presidential election to discuss non-stop for THE NEXT THIRTEEN MONTHS!
To: Resettozero
I thought it was over? Didn’t Trump win?
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:39:57 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Bryan24
>Why is ANY computer that controls the power grid connected to the internet?
For the “work from home” folks and external access. Lax risk factor rules.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:41:01 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: Bryan24
It’s more of a intranet as opposed to a internet, but even so, operators have to access it and that access generally comes through the internet from their devices, but it’s highly encrypted....so it’s difficult to penetrate.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:41:06 PM PDT
by
Cold Heat
(For Rent....call 1-555-tagline)
To: upchuck
Sitting in the dark is going to suck. Get some kind of plug and play solar.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:41:48 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have dropped)
To: Kartographer
My Acme DeLorean Time Machine is in the shop for tire rotation, a new battery and alternator, tune-up, touch-up paint job, and to get some awful smell out of the air conditioner evaporator.
Not sure how it all comes out in November 2016.
To: upchuck
That is a very informative book, I suggest it as well.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:47:39 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Bryan24
Is that a serious question?
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:49:43 PM PDT
by
BlueNgold
(May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
To: Georgia Girl 2
And the phone companies, who control who accesses what, just roll over for this? Or do they accept bids for who gets to hack what over their bandwidth?
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:56:55 PM PDT
by
txhurl
To: Kartographer
Prolly TOTAL BS but there are big rumors that also UA905 and UA935, both flights from the Europe to the USA were HACKED.
The rumor alleges the flights turned back and are now safe.
They allege there will be a much bigger attack soon, that one lethal.
TOTAL BS, I suspect.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:58:58 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: gaijin
Leaving BA out of the mix, are they? England must have paid the ransom.
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posted on
09/10/2015 4:04:02 PM PDT
by
txhurl
To: Bryan24
Why is ANY computer that controls the power grid connected to the internet?They aren't. There are some weak points that could allow a hacker to get to the systems, but the systems themselves are far from the Intenret. With CIPv5 coming into full swing, those isolated networks are even harder for people with genuine access to administer than ever. It will be the companies that claim to follow CIPv5 and do not (i.e., they lied) or from an internal attack that will turn off some lights.
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posted on
09/10/2015 4:11:30 PM PDT
by
Ghost of SVR4
(So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
To: Kartographer
They do not have the “keys”, that is patently false.
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posted on
09/10/2015 4:12:40 PM PDT
by
Ghost of SVR4
(So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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