My Uncle Who Is High Rank Navy Just Told Me Something

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The biggest threat in my opinion are suppliers to these Utilities. Most of this equipment is treated like a black box which nobody can interfere with or touch. Who knows how much of it has been compromised already. I don't believe for a minute these networks are truly segmented from the Corporate network. The people in corporate IT are still providing equipment and support to the OT environment.

I actually gave myself a scare a few weeks ago. I was monitoring a process and noticed our security camera system (a small form cpu and server) disappeared like always. I did some digging, since we’re in a new building, and pulled out the new computer wondering if it was the weird mess of a cable adapter. I did some research on box to see if it was prone to overheating. I realized that it was a Chinese brand! Lmao. I opened it up and asked some questions. Basically our IT dept just bought cheap, empty boxes and locally sourced components from micro center. I let the box sit half-way out of the cabinet and we’ve stopped losing camera feeds now lol. That one is also separate from our process systems. The overall control is independent of everything because a contained AI makes things happen based off our calculated input. Our most dangerous production stages have their own small cabled intranet. Our main control room can override each station through a larger cabled intranet. Our internet conected computers are separated completely a mistake doesn’t happen lol. It’s crazy how all these small things, out there, can leave a huge door wide open to take over systems. Our municipality stays under the microscope And constantly gets funding for security upgrades because of our production nature, source, and we’re one of the few in the country. Our central (admin over police, fire, etc) is always under attack.
 

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The biggest threat in my opinion are suppliers to these Utilities. Most of this equipment is treated like a black box which nobody can interfere with or touch. Who knows how much of it has been compromised already. I don't believe for a minute these networks are truly segmented from the Corporate network. The people in corporate IT are still providing equipment and support to the OT environment.

cyber security seems like the most stressful job these days lol
 

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Paper would be useless. Stay armed and stock up on food and water.
 

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cyber security seems like the most stressful job these days lol
The money makes up for it plus you get used to constantly being under attack all the time. And trying to stop idiot employees from compromising security.

After a few more years I'm planning my exit strategy. Especially if salaries start to stagnate. Because then it won't be worth the headache.
 

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NK, Russia and China. NK does becasue China is using NK as a proxy cyber warfare agent. That way they can encourage them to do shyt and not take the heat. The only reason no one fukks with us is US cyber warfare is on another level we'd come right back with cyber WW3
 

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Keeping my overhead low, and my understand high
N. Korea has access to US Power Grid. He advises that i keep cash at home. Not no little amount either he says to keep at least three months of all my bills in straight cash at home.

This is crazy to me because my step pops which is pretty up there in the IT department for Dominion Power. Said they had a big meeting the other day and the meeting was all about how N Korea has access to US Power Grids.

Every body that wants it has access to our power grid.
 

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OP let me say this since your uncle knows how naive you are.

EVERYONE "hacks" each other everyday. Major corporations are attacked....govt is attacked...utilities....you name it. Majority of threats are thwarted. Anyway a direct attack on the grid is an act of war...and NK is very cognizant if how they match up.

The same capabilities they have....we have....now tell your uncle that
 

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I guess they just sprang up on the US like that, huh? :duck:

Stop fearmongering. The West is too damn paranoid to not have things sewn up from the numerous amounts of enemies they continue to develop. Anything happens tragically in this nation from a man-made attack, bets believe the government at the very least knew about it and condoned it.

So if any assault on the US ends up in shutting down the banking system, I'm going to remember this thread and what your uncle claims is going to happen by "North Koreans" :mjlol:
 
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