Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach

Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by mechEpleb on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:32AM (#25669856)

The protests/riots aren't that bad IMO, this kind of stuff happens. What is bad is the root cause - an elected official fighting tooth and nail to retain power after being voted out, and finding real support among a large fraction of the population.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by Ovah on Thursday January 07, 2021 @10:49AM (#25672343)

A sieged Senate just doesn't fall into 'stuff happens'. The last it happened was by the hands and torches of British troops during wartime.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by kansface on Thursday January 07, 2021 @11:22AM (#25672961)

See eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_L%C3%B3pez_Rivera (off the top of my head, there are probably others).

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by nullc on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:24PM (#25674042)

If you extend to the states, it's not that exceptional:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-panthers-california-196...

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by sneak on Friday January 08, 2021 @06:30AM (#25683605)

What the Panthers did in California is not comparable at all. I encourage you to listen to the account of the day in their own words.

They came armed (nominal, as they went armed everywhere) to a peaceful prearranged meeting at the statehouse. The media turned it into a crazy narrative because black men carrying long arms were photographed inside the statehouse.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by mechEpleb on Thursday January 07, 2021 @05:28PM (#25678547)

There are other countries on the planet. Rioters breaking into parliaments is not exactly common, but it's not particularly shocking either

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