Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline Operator

[OldBaldy1701E]

29. I only have one thins to say about this

There is no way to stop someone from hacking into a computer system if it is connected to the internet. I don't care how good you think you are, there is always someone else who is better and more able. If you want the thing protected, you have to disconnect it. And, if you don't want this crap to keep happening, stop connecting everything together. (You know, the Battlestar Galactica remake was a good show but it also addressed a few things about our society, and one of them was the vulnerability of our rush to be so interconnected.) There is no need for a 'power grid', we have the means to generate power per structure/location. Create computers that SHUT DOWN when you tell them to shut down. (I would also love to make it illegal for computer companies to add carp to updates that have nothing to do with the updates, including their habit of changing your settings with no warning.) But mostly, stop being so arrogant and idiotic as to keep on ignoring the signs that we are being too complacent with this matter. (Hey, either someone is lying about other's abilities, or we suck at this, seeing as how it keeps happening. Maybe a little less chest thumping and a little more progressive thought is what is needed. (Yeah, like that is going to happen...)

(Okay, more than one thing.)