Cyber War - The Aurora Project

This Cyber War episode was on 60 minutes and belongs to CBS.

The Aurora Project proved that network control to a generator is very dangerous. This shows how drastically a 27-Ton Jenbacher 1 megawatt type power generator can be destroyed by simply hacking into it from a common laptop. Imagine getting access to all of the generators in the U.S. and then simply pushing the enter key on your keyboard by one man. After a little control by use of the internet and some skilled hacking by an evil programmer or an Al-Qaeda professional, this could be accomplished. With one malignant hacker on the power grid, a lot of our economy will die. What will we do without electricity for 4 months or maybe up to a year? Our electronic and software engineers that create these interfaces that control these generators need to care about these liabilities, and not just profits. Even if they did, its still too expensive. Microsoft makes billions and even they cant stop hackers. The Internet is for information, and should never be used for generator control..

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[hatecrewblaze]

so hm....they say....that the essential problem is that its possible to tell the machine to destroy itself....so hey the solution is quite easy...just implement a read-only-chip with some values that should never be reached...these values should been around 90% or 95% of the REAL critical limit and its all done....because to change a read only memory chip is just quite harder and should require you to be at the machine....

this should work just fine, shouldnt it??

[saturn5tony]

@hatecrewblaze

No, it’s not a good idea. Are you involved with engineering? These idiots ONLY care about price? Do you have a Toyota? People died! If you put the Internet into a generator controller, people will die? Do you know how big net code is like TCP/IP? Just like Morton Thiokol, that engineer saw a problem. The Challenger still crashed! Look at the whole picture not just what you would do. Look at what THEY will want. Don’t forget you work for these idiots; they do not work for you. ;)

[saturn5tony]

@hatecrewblaze

Ask why Microsoft does NOT make Virus detection software and ask yourself WHY YOU HAVE IT.

Seems you should be OK with out it now...........shouldnt it?

[saturn5tony]

@hatecrewblaze

With your thoughts HCB..... I rest my case..... my GOD I hope your not into engineering...........

8O

[XxxxETAxxxX]

the blackouts in brazil were not a hack attack, that was a misinformed rumor that spread like wildfire, turns out it was a build up of debrie on some equipment, yet you idiots are re-gurgitating the shit still to this day.

[saturn5tony]

@XxxxETAxxxX

Thank you for your detailed assumption, you will be noted by this. Also re-gurgitating does not have a hyphen and debrie is spelled wrong, maybe your assumption is also wrong as well, but thank you for adding your view.

[tomniemiller]

The conclusion you are supposed to reach, the solution that the general population is supposed to beg for - is that the government has complete control over the internet because only government people are perfectly altruistic, and non government people are lazy, unsecure, and greedy.

[ModernPatriotsUnited]

"The big electric generators are expensive and no longer made in the US."=We're screwed.

[XtR0pX]

@saturn5tony What are you talking about? Elaborate further with your deeper understanding of the technology as to why the HELL they can't take it all off the net. Our critical systems should NEVER have any way to be accessed from outside their own buildings. Period.

[slippymal]

lies lies lies LIES how fcukin stupid do these assholes think we are?????

bunch of wankers and there stupid scare tactics TIME TO WAKE UP TO THESE ASSHOLES PEOPLE..... and by the way did you see how they are trying to change what people think the AURORO PROJECT IS???? oh and lets throw 9-11 in there just to add to the scare tactics....

[hatecrewblaze]

@saturn5tony

sorry not involved with engineering...was just my first logical thought. yes i know how big TCP/IP Code is ^^ No don't have a Toyota. Honda Civic <3 :D Thanks for your Comment