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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by 6nf on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:55AM (#27102838)
> You could have an air-gapped system and still have remote access

You're suggesting the gas company run their own network, and then you assume no employee will connect that network to the general internet for their own convenience? Not happening.

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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by hosteur on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:45AM (#27103089)
That would be a fireable offense. Even criminal.
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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by 6nf on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:29AM (#27103290)
Again, stuff like that just don't happen. It's too inconvenient. How many major utility companies run such airgapped networks?

https://gca.isa.org/blog/common-ics-cybersecurity-myth-1-the...

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