Never thought about that. Yo get the data center back up. But your fibers all down. In 5 places. But you only find out once you get one back together.
Yeah. We’re safe because no one has done it. Not because we’re safe. > On Dec 26, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Darin Steffl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've thought about how vulnerable the entire US power and communications grid > is. > > It would be so easy to cut multiple long haul fibers, plant bombs at large > power transmission lines and then sync it all together to explode, cut things > at the same time. It could easily be done in rural areas only but still > affect metros since they all feed from rural power and fiber lines. > > There's also no cameras or as many people monitoring things in the middle of > nowhere. If this was done over multiple states and targeted multiple grids > and fibers, you could almost knock out 90% of all power and communication. > This would hurt more than any single location attack. > > >> On Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 9:54 AM Matt Hoppes >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> I hesitated on where to post this. Not that I think I’m giving anyone any >> ideas - but still. >> >> What happened in Nashville has actually been a concern of mine for some >> time. >> >> Look at 9/11. Huge loss of life yes. But that took a lot of effort and >> planning and getting through security and learning to basically fly a >> massive tin projectile. >> >> How much more damage could a small group do with 5 or 6 vans loaded with >> explosives in a coordinated attack on say: NYC, 401N Broad, Ashburn, St >> Louis, Chicago and San Jose? >> >> Throw in a few major CO switching offices in some major towns. >> >> You’ve caused mass disaster. Minimal planning. And now with 911 services out >> and data crippled you could do something else even more major. >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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