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Biden administration rallies nation's governors to security facilities in their states.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Yeah, maybe don't use Windows XP for control systems that are remoted into via TeamViewer

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Hey, question, why the fuck are water systems not airgapped and isolated? Fuck do they need wifi for?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Because idiots are in charge of more things than you'd think.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Municipal water systems are similar to electricity in that the supply must dynamically meet the demand within a small range of tolerance. Distributed monitoring of demand allows for better control of supply pressure, reducing strain on the system when demand drops and delivering enough water when everyone is taking their morning shower.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I won't pretend to understand how those monitors work but there's definitely a way to do it without connecting to the internet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Not if you want them to act in a distributed way, unless you are talking private microwave or other private hardline networks, which would be extremely cost prohibitive.