Fiber can be fixed in a matter of hours. All critical stuff has multiple route diversity. Chicken little stuff.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 26, 2020, at 9:17 AM, Matt Hoppes <mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> > wrote: > > > Never thought about that. Yo get the data center back up. But your fibers all > down. In 5 places. But you only find out once you get one back together. > > Yeah. We’re safe because no one has done it. Not because we’re safe. > >>> On Dec 26, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Darin Steffl <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> wrote: >>> >> >> I've thought about how vulnerable the entire US power and communications >> grid is. >> >> It would be so easy to cut multiple long haul fibers, plant bombs at large >> power transmission lines and then sync it all together to explode, cut >> things at the same time. It could easily be done in rural areas only but >> still affect metros since they all feed from rural power and fiber lines. >> >> There's also no cameras or as many people monitoring things in the middle of >> nowhere. If this was done over multiple states and targeted multiple grids >> and fibers, you could almost knock out 90% of all power and communication. >> This would hurt more than any single location attack. >> >> >>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 9:54 AM Matt Hoppes >>> <mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: >>> I hesitated on where to post this. Not that I think I’m giving anyone any >>> ideas - but still. >>> >>> What happened in Nashville has actually been a concern of mine for some >>> time. >>> >>> Look at 9/11. Huge loss of life yes. But that took a lot of effort and >>> planning and getting through security and learning to basically fly a >>> massive tin projectile. >>> >>> How much more damage could a small group do with 5 or 6 vans loaded with >>> explosives in a coordinated attack on say: NYC, 401N Broad, Ashburn, St >>> Louis, Chicago and San Jose? >>> >>> Throw in a few major CO switching offices in some major towns. >>> >>> You’ve caused mass disaster. Minimal planning. And now with 911 services >>> out and data crippled you could do something else even more major. >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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