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To: thoughtomator
I have over 6,000 internal IP addresses at work to control my machines and systems in manufacturing. Every servo drive, VFD, safety interlock, conveyor motor, valve, and pump has it's own IP address on an Ethernet system. I can access every last one thru our gateway while I am not at work. I can reassign outputs, modify tags, change values for machine motion or data collection(think vote fraud), etc..... right from home.

If I were to give that list of IP addresses to anyone wanting to do my company harm they could bring the entire factory to a screeching halt in seconds with a few key strokes and mouse clicks. It would take months to find the code insertions.

15 posted on 11/03/2016 8:00:47 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: blackdog
It would take months to find the code insertions.

Not if you had secured copies of the latest total system software every time it is modified.

In addition, I remember clearly that even in the DOS era, there was always available at least one utility which compared two files bit for bit, to verify exact copies, with no modifications of any sort.

40 posted on 11/03/2016 8:37:18 AM PDT by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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To: blackdog

blackdog is smartdoggie.


48 posted on 11/03/2016 9:14:37 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies (LOCK HER UP!)
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