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Iranian Hackers Breached Control System of New York Dam in 2013
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Tom Abbott
Dec 21, 2015, 10:42:23 AM12/21/15
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Iranian Hackers Breached Control System of New York Dam in 2013
By Cathy Burke
Monday, 21 Dec 2015 09:56 AM
ranian hackers breached the control system of a small dam near New
York City in 2013, worrying federal officials about the security of
the nation's infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The intrusion took place at the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye, N.Y., a
flood control facility about 5 miles from Long Island Sound — and the
hackers got into the system through a cellular modem, the Journal
reports, citing former and current U.S. officials, the newspaper.
"The 2013 dam hack highlighted another challenge for America's digital
defenses: the fog of cyber war," the Journal reports,
end excerpt
Other than convenience, there is no need to have the control
mechanisms of the vital infrastructure of the United States, such as
dams and powerplants, connected to the internet.
Congress should pass a law requiring that every dam and powerplant
and water purification plant and all the plants that make up our vital
infrastucture be disconnected from the internet to the greatest extent
possible. If they are not connected to the internet, they can't be
hacked by our enemies.
American powerplants and dams, et al, worked perfectly fine before
the internet era came around.
To protect U.S. national security, we should disconnect our vital
infrastructure from the internet as soon as possible. So what, if an
employee has to run down to the plant to get his reading, rather than
sitting at home getting the same over the internet. For the sake of
national security, we should forego this unnecessary convenience.
There are other ways to accomplish these tasks without being directly
connected to the internet.
Disconnect our vital infrastructure from the Internet. Protect it
from hackers and foreign enemies. It's not that hard. We've just
been lazy about addressing our vulnerabilities.
TA
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Iranian-Hackers-Breached-Control-System/2015/12/21/id/706649/
Iranian Hackers Breached Control System of New York Dam in 2013
By Cathy Burke
Monday, 21 Dec 2015 09:56 AM
ranian hackers breached the control system of a small dam near New
York City in 2013, worrying federal officials about the security of
the nation's infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The intrusion took place at the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye, N.Y., a
flood control facility about 5 miles from Long Island Sound — and the
hackers got into the system through a cellular modem, the Journal
reports, citing former and current U.S. officials, the newspaper.
"The 2013 dam hack highlighted another challenge for America's digital
defenses: the fog of cyber war," the Journal reports,
end excerpt
Other than convenience, there is no need to have the control
mechanisms of the vital infrastructure of the United States, such as
dams and powerplants, connected to the internet.
Congress should pass a law requiring that every dam and powerplant
and water purification plant and all the plants that make up our vital
infrastucture be disconnected from the internet to the greatest extent
possible. If they are not connected to the internet, they can't be
hacked by our enemies.
American powerplants and dams, et al, worked perfectly fine before
the internet era came around.
To protect U.S. national security, we should disconnect our vital
infrastructure from the internet as soon as possible. So what, if an
employee has to run down to the plant to get his reading, rather than
sitting at home getting the same over the internet. For the sake of
national security, we should forego this unnecessary convenience.
There are other ways to accomplish these tasks without being directly
connected to the internet.
Disconnect our vital infrastructure from the Internet. Protect it
from hackers and foreign enemies. It's not that hard. We've just
been lazy about addressing our vulnerabilities.
TA
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