Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

> t's certainly one of many possible root causes which someone doing an
> AAR on an event like this should be thinking about, and looking for in
> their
> evaluation of the data they see.

And I'm sure they are and will.

By the time that post was made, the vendor had shared multiple updates
about what the actual cause seemed to be, which were very plausible. An
unaffiliated 3rd party stating 'maybe an attack!' when there has been no
observation or information shared that even remotely points to that simply
spreads FUD for no reason.

I respectfully disagree.



On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 1:22 AM Jay R. Ashworth <jra () baylink com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Beecher" <beecher () beecher cc>
> > To: "Lamar Owen" <lowen () pari edu>
> > Cc: nanog () nanog org
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 8:06:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating
>
> > > If these chillers are connected to BACnet or similar network, then I
> > > wouldn't rule out the possibility of an attack.
> >
> > Don't insinuate something like this without evidence. Completely
> > unreasonable and inappropriate.
>
> WADR, horsecrap.
>
> It's certainly one of many possible root causes which someone doing an
> AAR on an event like this should be thinking about, and looking for in
> their
> evaluation of the data they see.
>
> He didn't *accuse* anyone, which would be out of bounds.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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