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It's because none of it is secured, and the US has a shit load of infrastructure that all has its own independent systems. Even a tiny percent being hacked per
by thatguy0900 5y ago
It's because none of it is secured, and the US has a shit load of infrastructure that all has its own independent systems. Even a tiny percent being hacked per lifetime will be constant hacks in the news.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoNone of it was on the internet 30 years ago and we survived. All it takes is responsible corporate leadership to fix this problem.
- viraptor 5y agoTheory: running the same system in pre-internet style would add overhead in salaries and delays that's more costly than being down for a few weeks after a hack.
- macinjosh 5y agoIndependent systems have their own problems but also benefits. The trendy word for this is ‘decentralized’. IMHO, I’d prefer we don’t have one big system. At least when the pipeline was shutdown it didn’t affect the entire country.