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IT/Security/Software is all secondary for a pipeline operator, who's main business is to move liquids from A to B over a set of fixed pipes put in place decades
by lumost 6y ago
IT/Security/Software is all secondary for a pipeline operator, who's main business is to move liquids from A to B over a set of fixed pipes put in place decades ago.
Without some forcing function to have cybersecurity threats taken seriously, industrials are unlikely to suddenly develop tier-1 security protocols.
- tylersmith 6y agoGiven that this is preventing them from moving liquids from A to B they should realize that protecting their system isn't a secondary concern.
- pm90 6y agoWould be interested in seeing if this does result in a change in their processes, or if they will just accept the risk of this happening as a "risk of doing business".
- mywittyname 6y agoIf things go wrong, they receive millions in resources from the FBI/Federal Law Enforcement. Unless they get a bill, it's likely that they will continue their lax practices.