Post by @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange

2026-08-08 02:25 UTC

So I think for the average citizen and even politician when we think about attacks against critical infrastructure, our brains rapidly go to the one thing we can conceptualise - the grid failing. And that has driven investment and regulation.

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@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange 2026-08-08 02:25

Water has more problems because of its infrastructure and municipal funding. But to adversaries who may actually comprehend the horror of not having sewage systems long term and the health impacts, it’s a prime, increasingly vulnerable target. We’ve worried about water for a very long time.

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@pixelpusher220@dmv.community 2026-08-08 03:48

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I hadn't made the connection before but I'd put water/waste mgmt in the same scenario as vaccines. when society solves a problem so completely the problem doesn't exist for a generation...it's very hard to get people to remember the 'before' times. And why gov't must be forceful in reminding people about the things it's 'fixed'...so charlatans and snake oil salesmen don't start gaining traction.

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@soviut@hachyderm.io 2026-08-08 05:17

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange The power grid, and the internet it sustains, is also a major vector for carrying out attacks on other infrastructure. I'd imagine it's difficult to do command and control when all the systems you're attacking are knocked offline.

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