"Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating

Sun Jan 21 06:22:18 UTC 2024

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Beecher" <beecher at beecher.cc>
> To: "Lamar Owen" <lowen at pari.edu>
> Cc: nanog at nanog.org
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 8:06:07 PM
> Subject: Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating

>> If these chillers are connected to BACnet or similar network, then I
>> wouldn't rule out the possibility of an attack.
> 
> Don't insinuate something like this without evidence. Completely
> unreasonable and inappropriate.

WADR, horsecrap.

It's certainly one of many possible root causes which someone doing an
AAR on an event like this should be thinking about, and looking for in their
evaluation of the data they see.

He didn't *accuse* anyone, which would be out of bounds.

Cheers,
-- jra
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