The recent shut down of a pipeline by a Russian gang of ransomware criminals has been an inconvenience. Imagine what would happen, for example, if all power plants across the U.S. went offline. There are, of course, many other possible scenarios.
Will we stay ahead of the game? Will we ever get to the point when everything has a manual override? And, if so, will it be in time?
What are your thoughts?
Poll Results
Do you think America’s economy will be shut down or very severely hurt by cyber-attacks within the next five to ten years?
Yes. I think we had better brace ourselves. Votes: 3
Yes, but there is nothing we can do to prepare. Votes: 1
No, but there will probably be many more lesser shut-downs, like the oil pipeline. Votes: 4
No, American cyber police will stay on top of it; we don’t need a “manual override” of computer-operated systems. Votes: 0
No, we will stay on top of things pretty much until a manual override system is developed. Votes: 0
Unsure Votes: 3
Other Votes: 0
Discussion
NewAlready happening
We’ve had some big data privacy issues (I got lots of credit reports because of one of ‘em), we’ve had the pipeline shutdown on the east coast, and the city of Gary got slammed as well. I dare say it’s already happening.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.