Cybersecurity Isn’t Enough to Protect Your Data

In 2015, a Ukrainian power plant worker was finishing his shift. Suddenly his cursor started moving across the screen on its own. He watched in shock as the cursor clicked on the controls that took the station offline, and thousands of residents were suddenly in the dark and without heat. The operator was unable to regain control, because his password had already been changed. He could only watch helplessly as his own terminal shutdown another 30 substations. Meanwhile, two other power stations were being attacked, and a total of 230,000 people were left without power.

It’s a classic example of physical damage through a cyberattack.

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