I disagree. Human nature is evil. It’s only by God’s grace we don’t have more horrible things happen.
> On Dec 26, 2020, at 5:50 PM, Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > > > Human nature provides security. > Most healthy humans will not do this type of stuff. > > And bad guys are notorious for being idiots. > > From: Steve Jones > Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2020 3:25 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Data center Security > > There are so many vulnerabilities that trying to pretend anyone can make > anything secure is a joke. > > A crew of 12 or less with a handful of gas bucksaws can shut the east > coast/west coast rail transit down, and the result will be the entire north > american rail system to be shut down until every inch of track is inspected. > > A couple dozen pounds of tannerite and a handful of people can take out > enough towercoms that no shelter in the US can be entered without being > cleared first. > > This attack, whether or not it was directed at att or not puts the onus where > it belongs again, on the service provider. The post morten will develop new > best practices. > > 9/11 was low tech. > > Oklahoma city was low tech. > > We didnt defeat the British with high tech. > > Low tech will always be the biggest of threats. A little bit of publicly > available info combined with a little industry knowledge and a motivated guy > can wreak a whole lot of havoc and a group of motivated individuals can shut > down a nation. > > > > 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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