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It would actually be wise to arm special forces with laptops, as we're only going to see more and more operations depending on hacking into security systems and
by HelloNurse 10y ago
It would actually be wise to arm special forces with laptops, as we're only going to see more and more operations depending on hacking into security systems and building automation systems with the rise of smart devices that have no business being on the web (aka IoT). Only a matter of time before guns will only really be useful in third world countries without electricity.
- Piskvorrr 10y agoSo, are you saying that a bunch of guys with wire cutters and guns would be unstoppable? Simple scenario: 1. Cut all the power (grid connections A, B and C, disable generators) - nobody says no if you ask nicely and have a big gun 2. Watch the special teams struggle helplessly to hack into offline systems 3.PROFIT!!! Your assumption (that the network somehow runs on unicorn farts and that the need for boots-on-the-ground protection is obsolete) is fatally flawed. There's no way to outcloud everything, no matter how vigorously you try to handwave away the physical layer. Someone needs to keep the juice flowing, which also needs physical protection.
- HelloNurse 10y agoNot good at metaphorical sarcasm, eh? Special forces not using guns because they sometimes need hackers make as much sense as web developers not using CSS because they sometimes need Javascript-based layout.
- Piskvorrr 10y agoI was responding to this: "Only a matter of time before guns will only really be useful in third world countries without electricity" (emphasis mine) - still convinced that "issue not relevant at my level of abstraction" is not the same as "nonexistent".