Re: The Backhoe: A Real Cyberthreat

[TheGesus <thegesus () gmail com>]

On 1/19/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> Via Wired News.
>
> [snip]
>
> Experts say last week's Sprint outage is a reminder that with all the attention paid to computer viruses and the 
> latest Windows security holes, the most vulnerable threads in America's critical infrastructures lie literally 
> beneath our feet.
>
> [snip]
>
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70040-0.html

This happens to... umm... errr... "my employer" about once every 18
months.  In our case, we also have fiber on telephone poles.  Easy
pickins.

The network people loved the DHS' stance on keeping outages secret
when it came out in '04.  Now they never have any outages.

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