* Posts by Cusco

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How to lose $7.2bn with just a few Basic skills

Cusco

Not Just In Banking

Pretty much every single flaw quoted in the article is present in the power industry. Sharing passwords? Check. Massive purchases and sales of power based on cobbled-together spreadsheets? Check. Critical control systems left wide open so as to not inconvenience (L)users? Check. Auditors who have no clue what they're supposed to be reviewing? Check.

It frelling amazes me every day that the US power grid stays up. It's a good thing that terrorists are dumb as dirt.