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Re: [Fwd: Question]
From: AMuse <amuse () foofus com>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:08:21 -0700
Marcus: Sadly he's exactly right in asking that! Of course the answer is simple.. broadband over powerline. The hidden downside is the electrical grid IS the internet! ;)
Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
I just thought I'd send this along to the list, because it had me laughing into my coffee. My friend Olaf is not a security practitioner. He's not even an IT guy. He's an artist and a professional photographer. I just love the way that any person with a brain who encounters this internet security stuff can immediately cut to the core of the problem as Olaf does below: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Question Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:41:39 -0400 From: Olaf S <lightdesigner@----> Reply-To: lightdesigner@---- To: Ranum Marcus <mjr () ranum com> So, I'm watching a piece on the news this morning that "hackers" from China, Russia, Korea and maybe others have got into the computers that control the electrical grid. My question is why the fuck are these computers connected to the internet? Olaf S
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- Re: [Fwd: Question] Marcin Antkiewicz (Apr 08)
- Re: [Fwd: Question] Chris Blask (Apr 08)
- Re: [Fwd: Question] Brian Loe (Apr 08)
- Re: [Fwd: Question] Chris Blask (Apr 08)
- Re: [Fwd: Question] ArkanoiD (Apr 10)
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- Re: [Fwd: Question] Chris Blask (Apr 11)
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- Re: [Fwd: Question] ArkanoiD (Apr 10)
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