 60 Minutes Cyberwar |
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 Nov 9 2009, 10:20 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 27-June 09 Member No.: 17,329  |
Did anyone else catch that bit on 60 minutes yesterday about cyberwar? Pretty scary stuff on how much damage it can reallly do. For example they showed how powerplants and specificly a generator could be destroyed via the internet. All that without AR or VR!!!! Scarrrrrrry!
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Nov 10 2009, 09:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,328 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360 |
Yep-and the bigggest problem is that the Power companies don't do much to prevent it.
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Nov 11 2009, 05:27 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
this is, in my eyes, still kinda dumb . .
basically, you kill the network before you have done any more damage to it. do anything else and as the crowning kill moment, kill the generators and so on . . |
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Nov 11 2009, 04:28 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,141 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 2,048 |
Try dropping all the satellites from orbit, followed by widescale telecommunication disruption and then followed by rolling electrical blackouts.
There is no halfway in total war. Unless it is a question of another world war, any disruption on infrastructure of a major first world country will be minor. This is another case of fear mongering. |
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Nov 13 2009, 03:21 AM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
Wired Confirms Scaremongering Shenanigans.
90% of all "black hat" internet crime these days is done for money. no money, no leet haxors penetrating your code walls. |
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Nov 13 2009, 04:07 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
You don't think shutting down power generators wouldn't get good money for someone? Granted, it's more likely we'd see Russia doing this to somewhere in Europe, but even so... It's a genuine threat, that needs to be addressed at the infrastructure AND personal level.
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Nov 13 2009, 07:04 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 27-June 09 Member No.: 17,329 |
QUOTE (Fix-it @ Nov 12 2009, 10:21 PM)  Wired Confirms Scaremongering Shenanigans. 90% of all "black hat" internet crime these days is done for money. no money, no leet haxors penetrating your code walls. This may be true in regard to average everyday hacking but the 60 minutes piece was more concerned with cyber attacks being a new tool in future wars. As such shutting down electrical gribs, causing power plants to blow up, disrupting communication networks would all be features of a future war and would mostly target civilian centers rather than military units. I suppose thats nothing new since WWI but still interesting in considering how the cyber attacks will be featured. An interesting aspect of the program was showing how militaries are adapting this as part of their war gaming. At least they made the point that the US is one of the best in this regard. |
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Nov 13 2009, 11:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 278 Joined: 26-June 09 Member No.: 17,321 |
Excuse me I'm going to go play splinter cell 1 and 3 over for the ninth time now.
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