Re: US Govt Warns About Siemens S7 PLA - Iran Can Hack 'Em
The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]>
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On 22/08/2026 16:10, Roger Blake wrote: > On 2026-08-22, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote: >> That didn’t protect against Stuxnet though, did it ... > > No, but the fact remains that requiring physical access > is more difficult versus just sitting half a world away > and attacking via the internet. > > Not more difficult: Just different. If a national security agency is involved its probably far easier to bribe someone to stick a usb stick in a PC and run some code than it is to break a firewall and encryption. Most hacks are simply because sites have barely implemented the most basic security and script kiddies have stumbled their way in -- Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. – Will Durant