Major train stations in cyber attacks

[Sunna]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...y-incident

Major train stations have been hit by cyber attacks today .
The attacks have targeted wifi and Internet across the country.

If they can do it their where next.

[bigpaul]

thats the trouble with relying on computers for everything.

[earthman]

(27 September 2024, 08:46)bigpaul Wrote: thats the trouble with relying on computers for everything.

100% agree. Basically ANY device/item that uses software to operate screws up at some point, often several times a month/year.

[bigpaul]

its called "putting all your eggs in one basket", the system collapses or is compromised and your screwed.

[Skean Dhude]

(27 September 2024, 12:39)earthman Wrote:

(27 September 2024, 08:46)bigpaul Wrote: thats the trouble with relying on computers for everything.

100% agree. Basically ANY device/item that uses software to operate screws up at some point, often several times a month/year.

Depends. In the olden days code was robust but now it is written quickly using development tools and the more complex you make it the more chance for a screw up.

Not that long ago I was looking at a bit of code that was about 200 bytes long. It was compiled under .Net so it had a 300Mb attachment. Crazy.

If done properly code is safe. Doing it properly is old fashioned so most code is not written correctly.

[bigpaul]

putting everything onto computers is just stupid and ill thought out, we only have to lose electricity and nothing works but can TPTB see that, no they are blinkered, "nothing bad will happen" like the rest of the population.

[Sunna]

Isn't this the way we're heading with 5g everything connected.
Also it's us who will feel the pain with more cyber attacks rubbing putin up the wrong way has a cost.

[bigpaul]

my phone is 4G but only used for emergencies, thats not very often.
any communicating I do is on forums.
I dont go into cities and any shopping I do is either local (food) or on the internet (non food).
I still pay (paper) bills by postal cheque, I'm kinda old fashioned.

[Pete Grey]

(29 September 2024, 15:47)bigpaul Wrote: my phone is 4G but only used for emergencies, thats not very often.
any communicating I do is on forums.
I dont go into cities and any shopping I do is either local (food) or on the internet (non food).
I still pay (paper) bills by postal cheque, I'm kinda old fashioned.

We are more or less the same, the phone is only for mobile communication when one of us is away from home, also some basic data storage (as an aide memoir).

Food shopping is local and we are lucky there are two good hardware shops within a mile both prefer cash, where we can utility bills are paid in cash at the local post office. Cash is King.

[bigpaul]

as far as cash is concerned its "use it or lose it".
local shopping is done in cash, corner shop and farm shop within 1 mile.