Originally Posted By: Alex


For the electrical grid cybersecurity, it is quite possible that the author simply has no good enough grasp of the network security measures and secured network architectures available and implemented.


The internet was designed to be completely open. To try to put the genie back in the bottle is impossible.

Russia has confirmed that Iraq was successful in recruiting some top engineers to deal specifically with EMP and power grid security.

If anyone has their home wired to be accessable wirelessly..that is be able to turn the lights off/on, control their thermostat, etc..that is another vulnerability. A disatisfied employee could cause complete havoc if that is the wish.

The intrusion into Sony may be seen as an escalation in cyber terror.

Iran hacked into a Saudi company, Aramco, in 2012 effectively rendering their 30,000 computers useless. Per the NSA it was their answer to Stuxnet.

Anyone with a flash drive and a usb port...well, you get the idea.
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