Re: [Fwd: Question]

Marcus: Sadly he's exactly right in asking that!  Of course the answer 
is simple.. broadband over powerline.  The hidden downside is the 
electrical grid IS the internet!  ;)

Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
> I just thought I'd send this along to the list, because it had
> me laughing into my coffee. My friend Olaf is not a security
> practitioner. He's not even an IT guy. He's an artist and a
> professional photographer.
>
> I just love the way that any person with a brain who
> encounters this internet security stuff can immediately
> cut to the core of the problem as Olaf does below:
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:     Question
> Date:     Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:41:39 -0400
> From:     Olaf S <lightdesigner@---->
> Reply-To:     lightdesigner@----
> To:     Ranum Marcus <[email protected]>
>
>
>
>
> So, I'm watching a piece on the news this morning that "hackers" from
> China, Russia, Korea and maybe others have got into the computers that
> control the electrical grid.  My question is why the fuck are these
> computers connected to the internet?
>
> Olaf S
>
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