John, whilst there are security measures that can be put in place, none of them are entirely secure and certainly none are as secure as not physically connecting the two systems. What possible reason could there be for having such critical systems tied into non secure ones. Perhaps you think it would be perfectly alright to have the systems which control nuclear power stations tied to the internet as well? After all, we can put a firewall in between them...
I tell you what, given your level of confidence in such systems, why don't we give you a fly by wire, computer controlled car with the drive systems connected to the internet to drive on the freeway and let it be known that you are doing so and have *total* faith in the firewall to prevent hackers from taking over your car. Game for that? Game for us to put your family in that car?
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John, whilst there are security measures that can be put in place, none of them are entirely secure and certainly none are as secure as not physically connecting the two systems. What possible reason could there be for having such critical systems tied into non secure ones. Perhaps you think it would be perfectly alright to have the systems which control nuclear power stations tied to the internet as well? After all, we can put a firewall in between them...
I tell you what, given your level of confidence in such systems, why don't we give you a fly by wire, computer controlled car with the drive systems connected to the internet to drive on the freeway and let it be known that you are doing so and have *total* faith in the firewall to prevent hackers from taking over your car. Game for that? Game for us to put your family in that car?