Running a fake power plant on the internet for a month

Re:Running a fake power plant on the internet for a month by jakespracher on Saturday January 16, 2021 @09:43AM (#25802467)

FWIW I interned at a US nuclear plant. They intentionally don't upgrade to digital systems for fear of being hacked, everything in the plant was analog when I was there 6 years ago.

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Re:Running a fake power plant on the internet for a month by deepstack on Saturday January 16, 2021 @11:33AM (#25803284)

Good for them! These vary from simple “smart” light switches, to machinery used in industrial plants

This line makes me cringe. Current IT infrastructure are just NOT secure. Until the major IT tech companies and nation state can prove otherwise, important machineries, especially nuclear ought to be kept off internet and digital system.

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Re:Running a fake power plant on the internet for a month by beckingz on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:28AM (#25802783)

Getting replacements for some of those older parts is hard!

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