Arguing against using public IP space

Mon Nov 14 02:24:29 UTC 2011

> Sure, anytime there's an attack or failure on a SCADA network that
> wouldn't have occurred had it been air-gapped, it's easy for people to
> knee-jerk a "SCADA networks should be airgapped" response.  But that's
> not really intelligent commentary unless you carefully consider what
> risks are associated with air-gapping the network.

Not to mention that it's not the only way for these things to get
infected.  Getting fixated on air-gapping is unrealistically ignoring
the other threats out there.

There needs to be a whole lot more security work done on SCADA nets.

... JG
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