Putin is Russia

[Athas]

Ok, so this is likely a stupid question - especially for someone who works in IT - but why are these control rooms even connected to the outside world?

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[BaneTheBrawler]

at a guess, diagnostic/monitoring tools.

[kuronosan]

Ok, so this is likely a stupid question - especially for someone who works in IT - but why are these control rooms even connected to the outside world?

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Monitoring systems, backup storage, integrated systems, etc.

[Zetanio]

Ok, so this is likely a stupid question - especially for someone who works in IT - but why are these control rooms even connected to the outside world?

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Even if they aren't connected to the outside world, the air gap can be jumped.

[Salodin]

Each system doesn't have to be connected to the internet either. They can have many closed systems all working through one open system, and if the open system becomes compromised all the other closed systems can be affected too.

[Salodin]

Even if they aren't connected to the outside world, the air gap can be jumped.

Is this a xenogears joke?

[Zetanio]

Maybe.

Maybe not.

[Gryffes]

Ok, so this is likely a stupid question - especially for someone who works in IT - but why are these control rooms even connected to the outside world?

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Stuxnet jumped the airgap in Iran.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

Super advanced state level fuckery with an industrial team can do things amateurs can't.

[Zetanio]

S N E A K E R N E T

[Salodin]

Stuxnet jumped the airgap in Iran.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

Super advanced state level fuckery with an industrial team can do things amateurs can't.

I took a step into the deep dive of this link, and noped the fuck out cause I can't spend all day at work reading on cyber warfare lol. Def visiting this another day.

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[6souls]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45294192

Russians are targeting the anti-vaxxing movement in the US spreading disinformation about both sides of the conversation via social media.

Troll accounts that had attempted to influence the US election had also been tweeting about vaccines, a study says.

Many posted both pro- and anti-vaccination messages to create "false equivalency", the study found.

It examined thousands of tweets sent between 2014 and 2017.

The researchers reviewed more than 250 tweets about vaccination from accounts linked to the St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency (IRA).

The IRA tweets used polarising language and linked vaccination to controversial statements about race, class and government legitimacy, the researchers said.

One tweet casting doubt on vaccines that was cited in the study read: "Did you know there was secret government database of #Vaccine-damaged child? #VaccinateUS".

Another that argued for vaccinations said: "#VaccinateUS You can't fix stupidity. Let them die from measles, and I'm for #vaccination!"

[6souls]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45301539

UK's Royal Air Force intercepted Russian fighters over the Black Sea twice this week. The Sea is considered NATO airspace.

[6souls]

The U.S. Has Blamed Russia for the "Sonic Attacks" in Cuba
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us...uba-2018-09-11

[archibaldcrane]

Lol. 305 GRU agents, including some responsible for international hacking, have been exposed because of sloppy opsec regarding their auto registrations (because they wanted special government perks more than they wanted to avoid suspicious patterns).

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.med...tion-paperwork

Good quick Twitter thread synopsis.

https://twitter.com/AlexGabuev/statu...956367873?s=19

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[Roranora]

tbf those are some sweet perks

[Zealot]

That's a lot of people who are suddenly going to disappear from photographs.

[6souls]

Putin is Directing the Russian Government to Take Control of Rap Music in the Country
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46584554

[Athas]

Finally someone thought of the children.

[6souls]

Russia to Disconnect Itself from the Internet as a Defense Against Cyber Warfare, a Test will happen before April 1st
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47198426

[Byrthnoth]

https://www.rferl.org/a/lesin-autops.../29824566.html

Suspicious!