A couple of years ago a prison’s cell doors accidentally opened after a power blackout, which led security engineer John Strauchs to make the startling discovery that it would be possible to maliciously release the cell doors in a similar way.
While he hasn’t obviously tested it out on a living, breathing prison, it’s worried Strauchs that prison guards use the internet on the very same computers that control their security systems. One click of a stray link, and the wall of security could fall away. [Huffington Post]
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Gabriel
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 9:56 AMwow what genius setup that network up..
Sven
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 3:40 PMOne would have to assume that no prison uses desktops that access the internet to control internal security… I’m quite sure the internal operations are physically removed from any internet access and if not may (insert deity here) have mercy on the retard who connected them.