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Too much risk, too little benefit
Edited by zackers
Updated - 26th Jul
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How easily an adversary could retaliate.
You really do not want to know the answer to this question...
Posted by NightLife6
26th Jul
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Linux
Linus Torvalds says Linux can do anything better
than windows...all that open-source programming
makes it harder to hack it...rrr-ight?
than windows...all that open-source programming
makes it harder to hack it...rrr-ight?
Posted by bill1514@...
26th Jul
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Too much risk, too little benefit
"Although smart grid and metering is always blamed to have lax security, there hasnt been a widespread security incident solely due its vulnerabilities"
That's because there really haven't been any smart grid installations that reach into the home beyond the smart meter. I'm not sure what can be done from just a smart meter (Turn off your electricity? Give everybody free electricity?).
One of the reasons the smart grid demo project failed in Boulder, CO was because the utility Xcel which was building the project could never come up adequate security standards. I believe the networking technology they planned to use inside the home was some kind of IP over Powerline technology, which is too well-known.
A compelling case for putting smart grid technology in the home has never been made, especially given the possible security risks. It sounds wonderful, but most uses of home appliances are driven by people's schedules. Not too many people who need a load of laundry to be done will be willing to wait for the wind to blow if their kids need clean clothes the next day.
That's because there really haven't been any smart grid installations that reach into the home beyond the smart meter. I'm not sure what can be done from just a smart meter (Turn off your electricity? Give everybody free electricity?).
One of the reasons the smart grid demo project failed in Boulder, CO was because the utility Xcel which was building the project could never come up adequate security standards. I believe the networking technology they planned to use inside the home was some kind of IP over Powerline technology, which is too well-known.
A compelling case for putting smart grid technology in the home has never been made, especially given the possible security risks. It sounds wonderful, but most uses of home appliances are driven by people's schedules. Not too many people who need a load of laundry to be done will be willing to wait for the wind to blow if their kids need clean clothes the next day.
Posted by zackers
Updated - 26th Jul