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Why haven't "hackers" hacked into nuclear weapons infrastructure? The street cred would be incredible! I think it's possible to build secure anything if that i
by dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago
Why haven't "hackers" hacked into nuclear weapons infrastructure? The street cred would be incredible!
I think it's possible to build secure anything if that is the goal. Most software is written by people motivated to write something useful and/or neat, or collect a paycheck, and don't focus on security.
- bumby 3y agoI’m pretty sure Stuxnet did hack it’s way into nuclear weapons infrastructure.
- kortilla 3y agoA refinement facility for nuclear material isn’t quite the same thing
- jjeaff 3y agoIt's definitely part of the infrastructure of nuclear weapons. That's why it was hacked in the first place. They were making weapons grade nuclear material.
- kortilla 3y agoSo is a steel plant though. Keeping a missile from being hacked is much different than something in the supply chain.
- bumby 3y agoConsidering the number of steel plants and the relative cost of the material, that’s not a very good comparison. The whole point of Stuxnet was that the facility was a critical single failure point in the supply chain. When it went down, it disrupted the project for years. I don’t think the same dynamic holds for steel manufacturing. If you think they’re comparable, try getting into Oak Ridge or similar; I suspect you’ll find it very well guarded compared to a steel plant.
- jjeaff 3y agoBecause they aren't skilled enough or don't have the resources. But do you really think that means no super intelligence would be able to?