Wars have always been fought on land and on sea, and more recently, in the air and in space. But as the internet has become indispensable for society, cyberspace has quickly become a fifth domain that states must protect and dominate. “This is what modern warfare looks like,” Gov. Tim Walz said on X .
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TechieTwo Regardless of who the hackers are it should be obvious that all entities need to make their infrastructures physically and digitally secure. Anything less is total negligence and should be punishable under U.S. law for such. Reply
JayGau I don't get it. Why those systems have to be on the internet? At my workplace, every critical system is on a air gapped network, completely disconnected from the internet. If towns use cloud services for infrastructures as important as drinkable water systems, they might want to rethink their approach. And don't tell me they need connection for off-site backup. There are solutions for that too, like network diodes. Reply
Gururu JayGau said: I don't get it. Why those systems have to be on the internet? At my workplace, every critical system is on a air gapped network, completely disconnected from the internet. If towns use cloud services for infrastructures as important as drinkable water systems, they might want to rethink their approach. And don't tell me they need connection for off-site backup. There are solutions for that too, like network diodes. We can't even get the lead pipes fixed and you are asking for high tech air-gapped network infrastructure? Reply
alan.campbell99 Probably didn't help that the FBI counterintel team tasked with tracking these threats was gutted. Reply
Air2004 Well, if your just gonna accuse random countries of crimes without offering proof…. Then, I accuse Israel, after all , they have the most to gain from it. As, evidenced by our military acting as a proxy for them. Reply
chaos215bar2 JayGau said: And don't tell me they need connection for off-site backup. There are solutions for that too, like network diodes. How do you know the backup wasn't the first thing compromised? Or the "network diodes" (which is really just a fancy name for a specialized router)? Reply
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