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Imagine a state actor with the resources and motivation to engage in serious sabotage (a-la stuxnet). These processes are so sensitive and complex, I bet they c
by masto 8y ago
Imagine a state actor with the resources and motivation to engage in serious sabotage (a-la stuxnet). These processes are so sensitive and complex, I bet they could come up with a really devious way to introduce a contaminant that isn't detected until it's too late -- maybe even when the parts start failing after delivery. Pretty wild to think about having that kind of target on your back and what you'd have to do to even try to defend against it.
- xenadu02 8y agoSupply chains are so interconnected it would be impossible to limit the damage to your intended targets. Probably similar to GPS "selective availability": turns out it would hurt the US Military more than anything else these days so the military has essentially abandoned the idea.
- pas 8y agoIs there a tl;dr on why and how it would hurt the US Mil the most?
- skissane 8y agoShortages of the special military GPS receivers (which support decrypting the encrypted signal) resulted in the US military having to use ordinary civilian GPS receivers instead in many cases. So, limiting the accuracy of the civilian signal was having a negative impact on the US military's own operations.
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- theandrewbailey 8y agoIt's probably easier than that: TSMC got hit with WannaCry a while ago. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/06/tsmc_malware/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/06/tsmc_malware/