Comments on: SCADA–And Why It’s Important http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/06/28/scada-and-why-its-important/ What's going to go wrong in our e-enabled world? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:41:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: William Heath http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/06/28/scada-and-why-its-important/#comment-424 William Heath Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:45:01 +0000 http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/06/28/scada-and-why-its-important/#comment-424 Pitcom did an evening on securing energy or electricity supplies on Monday. I looked at http://www.pitcom.org.uk but the most recent meeting report is May. I does seem that the more centralised and machine controlled our critical netwroks become (phones, electricity supply) the more prone they are to catastrophic failure. Therem ust be a reason for this but I dont know the name for it. Pitcom did an evening on securing energy or electricity supplies on Monday. I looked at http://www.pitcom.org.uk but the most recent meeting report is May.

I does seem that the more centralised and machine controlled our critical netwroks become (phones, electricity supply) the more prone they are to catastrophic failure. Therem ust be a reason for this but I dont know the name for it.

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