[R-390] off topic interesting read

[Dana Cobb]

Scott wrote:

>I know this is off topic but worth reading. Individuals have been
>caught trying to map out our power grids.

Just one more security problem we invite by jumping whole-hog on the
Internet bandwagon.

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.

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.

Best regards,

Don

Don is 110% correct ! The infrastructure AT&T and local Telephone companies 
provided to the military/government would probably stagger the average 
citizens mind!! Most of the infrastructure is obsolete now in the era of the 
internet, glasnost and perestroika.. Dana K1RQ  AT&T Retired