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> City officials said ransomware left police cameras unable to record between Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. The cyberattack affected 123 of 187 network video recorders i
by a3n 10y ago
> City officials said ransomware left police cameras unable to record between Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. The cyberattack affected 123 of 187 network video recorders in a closed-circuit TV system for public spaces across the city, the officials said late Friday.
> Sercet Service spokesman Brian Ebert said the safety of the public or protectees was never jeopardized.
Which implies that we're perfectly safe without these systems.
- vvggff 10y agoIn the short term...
- AckSyn 10y agoalways. Someone watching cameras of people driving isn't going to do anything to "make us safer". It was never about public safety.
- a3n 10y agoBut it may be about keeping those in power safe from the public.
- poizan42 10y agoAnd here we thought that "public safety" was about keeping the public safe, while actually they were talking about keeping themselves safe from the public.
- jeron 10y agoIn Washington DC, public safety is more focused on the safety of most importantly the president, followed by elected officials like congressmen.
- quakeguy 10y agoNever assume otherwise, i'd recommend.
- diminoten 10y agoThey were aware of the issue and may have stepped up alternative security measures during the outage.
- rando444 10y agoWhich implies that we're perfectly safe without these systems. CCTV does not provide safety, they are primarily used for evidence gathering in criminal investigations.