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There's a bill in congress (the "Securing Energy Infrastructure Act") that would pilot a program to move the most important control systems to use analog, manua
by arkadiyt 7y ago
There's a bill in congress (the "Securing Energy Infrastructure Act") that would pilot a program to move the most important control systems to use analog, manual controls.
Text of bill (pdf): https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/01-17-19%20Securing%20Energy%20Infrastructure.pdf https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/01-17-19%20Securin...
Article summary: https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-wants-to-isolate-power-grids-with-retro-technology-to-limit-cyber-attacks/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-wants-to-isolate-power-grid...
- bsder 7y agoOh, joy. So it can take us days to reboot a grid blackout instead of minutes. And analog is generally slower on the other end as well. So, if I can create a fast traveling disturbance, I can destroy your equipment before the analog system kicks in. The problem isn't digital vs analog--it's connecting !@#$ to the Internet that doesn't belong on it.
- the_seraphim 7y agoIIRC the recent UK blackout was blamed on there being another 4,000 MW available to help stop the blackout, but it was a lack of automated control that prevented it coming online. Their recommendation was more automation
- kylek 7y agoShould've called it the Galactica Act