Recent attacks on American water authorities by Iranian-aligned hackers — as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks hitting the U.S. health care system — are calling federal officials to action.

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity::Recent attacks on American water authorities by Iranian-aligned hackers — as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks hitting the U.S. health care system — are calling federal officials to action.

  • Yurgenst@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    11 months ago

    No the call to increase cyber security on infrastructure was 15+ years ago when we started integrating it with Internet connected computers… They’ve ignored it and will continue to until there’s a serious terrorist attack or something. Then they’ll pass some security theater law that just hurts regular people somehow.

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      11 months ago

      No the call to increase cybersecurity on infrastructure was 16+ years ago before we started integrating infrastructure with networked computers.

      This is such a lazy and dumb take. The best time to plant a tree was yesterday, the second best time is today.