17-08-2018 14:03 via technocracy.news

Hacked Air Conditioners And IoT Could Shut Down Power Grid

Technocrats who are building out the Internet of Things are unable to secure their creations against hackers. If air conditioner motors in a single large city were all started at the same time, it would break the power grid for a multi-state area. ⁃ TN EditorWhen the cybersecurity industry warns about the nightmare of hackers causing blackouts, the scenario they describe typically entails an elite team of hackers breaking into the inner sanctum of a power utility to start flippin
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