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| Feds concerned hackers can open prison doors |
| 2011-11-05 |
| Posted by:Frozen Al |
| #12 Having the prison security system connected in any way to the internet or any other system a prisoner has access to is simply asking for trouble. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-11-05 21:29 |
| #11 Rob Crawford? I'll back him. Based on RB history and Ace comments. Anonymous bitchers? Not so much |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-05 21:07 |
| #10 Goodness, Bill Bourbon6367, I think you are the first one who ever objected to Mr. Crawford, who has been posting here an awfully long time. A number of us used to post at LGF, until he had his mental break. Some even continued after, trying to bring Mr. Johnson back to his senses. I've always liked and respected our RC-- could it be that the one you are referring to merely shares the same name? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-11-05 19:58 |
| #9 Rob Crawford? You eat Charles Johnson's Tea Party hating shit, and you come here. This page isn't for political chamelons and ass kissers. |
| Posted by: Bill Bourbon6367 2011-11-05 19:48 |
| #8 When you have a new Federal prison they are equipped with some of the best things. New musical instruments, Library, Gym, and many other niceties. When I had connections with those employed at a federal prison of course. I don't know about computer systems. Things are going on all the time. They must expect an attempt. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-11-05 15:20 |
| #7 Rob Crawford @ #6: "The prisoners can read books." What makes you think they can actually read? That's a comment about the education system by the way. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2011-11-05 14:21 |
| #6 Why are prisons on the Internet? Cut them off. The staff can use email hosted elsewhere, with wireless access. The prisoners can read books. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2011-11-05 12:59 |
| #5 Frozen Al yes and look at Iran's nuclear program. They have gone high tech in the state and federal prison systems. High security max is very high tech. One person controls just about everything at main control center. Plug and play. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-11-05 12:29 |
| #4 rjschwarz, As the article says, few door control apps are directly tied to the internet. However they are connected to other apps within the prison and they access the internet. It is useful to remember that before 9/11, we were not expecting terrorists to fly planes into buildings. We were expecting terrorists to hack industrial control systems and take over drawbridges, elevators, hospital equipment etc. We are very lucky the terrorists don't have the skills do this. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2011-11-05 11:56 |
| #3 Hacking Supermax? Just another reason to not try terrorists in criminal courts and "do unto them before they do unto us" ;) |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2011-11-05 10:46 |
| #2 Why would they have the prison doors hooked up to any other network. Thats so dumb it beggars belief and I wonder how informed the Feds really are on this situation. Somehow I suspect this is hot air and scare tactics to increase their budget. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-11-05 00:54 |
| #1 Ergo, it is not considered "safe" confinement. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-11-05 00:07 |