[R-390] off topic interesting read

[Patrick]

Anyone here remembers de AUTODIN???    Pat retired IBM'er
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Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] off topic interesting read


> Scott wrote:
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>>I know this is off topic but worth reading. Individuals have been 
>>caught trying to map out our power grids.
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> Just one more security problem we invite by jumping whole-hog on the 
> Internet bandwagon.
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> Time was when commands to remote equipment of all kinds was carried 
> by dedicated circuits, so an intruder first had to physically locate 
> and tap into the circuit, then begin to figure out how the commands 
> worked.  Now, lazy designers blithely use the ubiquitous Internet for 
> the comm link, and the first part of the security equation is very 
> seriously weakened.
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> I bet (rather, let's say I hope) that communications with our nuclear 
> missile arsenal (and everyone else's) are still handled with secure 
> dedicated lines.
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> Best regards,
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> Don
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