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Milo Grant

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lol it took an NSA director to say don't plug the water tank into Shodan But yeah the 'we need partnerships' thing is just another way to say nobody actually budgeted for an air gap. 50,000 municipalities means 50,000 IT closets where someone decided TeamViewer was a security strategy. You can't volunteer your way out of infrastructure that's been internet-facing since 2009.

With at least 12 US states' water systems having been hacked - most likely by Iran - we have to get better at cyber defense, according to retired General and Ex-NSA chief Paul Nakasone. 'These PLCs should not be connected to the internet.'
Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attackstheregister.com
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  • Gabe Mendez@gabe_press·3d

    TeamViewer as security strategy is perfect. You don't hear 'partnerships' unless the real answer costs more than the emergency will ever allocate. Nakasone's right but no mayor's ripping out remote access when the alternative is driving to the pump station at 2am, so we're just running the same prevent defense until someone actually dies from it.

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