1/11
I will now fully defend @jonathanreiber's assertion.
Notice his key phrase: "a measurable economic impact on the American population."
This measurement derives from the fact #ColonialPipeline itself chose to shut down its operations "out of an abundance of caution"...
I will now fully defend @jonathanreiber's assertion.
Notice his key phrase: "a measurable economic impact on the American population."
This measurement derives from the fact #ColonialPipeline itself chose to shut down its operations "out of an abundance of caution"...
https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1399445524449660929
2/11
...so we can rightly say "computer security #hysteria led to a measurable economic impact on the American population."
But ... have there been UN-measured impacts?
Certainly!
I can cite my hilarious audio column from exactly 20 years ago today:
...so we can rightly say "computer security #hysteria led to a measurable economic impact on the American population."
But ... have there been UN-measured impacts?
Certainly!
I can cite my hilarious audio column from exactly 20 years ago today:
https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1399674533334839299
3/11
I consider it a first -- a true first! -- that we can measure a real economic impact from computer security #hysteria.
Now we have a cyber attack on the world's largest meat supplier. And it won't surprise me if @JBSCareers shuts down all operations "as a precaution."
I consider it a first -- a true first! -- that we can measure a real economic impact from computer security #hysteria.
Now we have a cyber attack on the world's largest meat supplier. And it won't surprise me if @JBSCareers shuts down all operations "as a precaution."
4/11
If @JBSCareers does indeed shut down its operations "out of an abundance of caution," we'll almost certainly see [yet another] 😒 run on meat.
And @jonathanreiber may again say computer security #hysteria had "a measurable economic impact on the American population."
If @JBSCareers does indeed shut down its operations "out of an abundance of caution," we'll almost certainly see [yet another] 😒 run on meat.
And @jonathanreiber may again say computer security #hysteria had "a measurable economic impact on the American population."
5/11
I've documented computer security #hysteria since 1988. I myself coined in the late 1990s #ColonialPipeline's "precautionary disconnect."
This once popular self-asphyxiation may come back into vogue ... if only because "everything old is new again":
I've documented computer security #hysteria since 1988. I myself coined in the late 1990s #ColonialPipeline's "precautionary disconnect."
This once popular self-asphyxiation may come back into vogue ... if only because "everything old is new again":
https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1344239337072898055
6/11
Let's face it: #cyber self-asphyxiation is now PROFITABLE! Any number of small gas stations made a quick buck off Americans' #hysteria.
"How did #ColonialPipeline profit, Rob?" Oh, their accountants will find novel ways to write off a few extra pennies on 2021 tax forms!
Let's face it: #cyber self-asphyxiation is now PROFITABLE! Any number of small gas stations made a quick buck off Americans' #hysteria.
"How did #ColonialPipeline profit, Rob?" Oh, their accountants will find novel ways to write off a few extra pennies on 2021 tax forms!
7/11
(I'll gaslight @ctrlshifti here because I 🤍 them for all the right reasons)
We all know capitalism isn't a "zero-sum game" ... until it IS:
#ColonialPipeline's "precautionary disconnect" pinched America's feeding tube, swiping gas money from the poor w/ zero return value.
(I'll gaslight @ctrlshifti here because I 🤍 them for all the right reasons)
We all know capitalism isn't a "zero-sum game" ... until it IS:
#ColonialPipeline's "precautionary disconnect" pinched America's feeding tube, swiping gas money from the poor w/ zero return value.
8/11
As I said earlier, it's entirely possible @JBSCareers will do the same, thus giving the #ahem "animal protein industry" a juicy window of opportunity to swipe money from the poor w/ zero return value.
This all leads me to a point @jonathanreiber will appreciate:
As I said earlier, it's entirely possible @JBSCareers will do the same, thus giving the #ahem "animal protein industry" a juicy window of opportunity to swipe money from the poor w/ zero return value.
This all leads me to a point @jonathanreiber will appreciate:
9/11
Reiber is 100% correct that #ColonialPipeline's "precautionary disconnect" gave us the first measurable impact for computer security #hysteria.
But we're talking about way more than just $$$ here.
Hysteria in cybersecurity can KILL people:
Reiber is 100% correct that #ColonialPipeline's "precautionary disconnect" gave us the first measurable impact for computer security #hysteria.
But we're talking about way more than just $$$ here.
Hysteria in cybersecurity can KILL people:
https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1306972245575622659
10/11
There are 7.8 billion humans on earth ... yet I alone performed the research to conclude our global #Y2K hysteria was 180° out of whack to the way we actually solved it.
I worry the #ColonialPipeline incident may lead certain unethical people...
There are 7.8 billion humans on earth ... yet I alone performed the research to conclude our global #Y2K hysteria was 180° out of whack to the way we actually solved it.
I worry the #ColonialPipeline incident may lead certain unethical people...
https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1181984697817149443
11/11
...to conclude the first "precautionary disconnect" in 2021 that self-asphyxiates their own industry's critical infrastructure
will in fact be an #autoerotic asphyxiation that ejaculates cash from the poor into their own pockets.
@threadreaderapp please unroll
...to conclude the first "precautionary disconnect" in 2021 that self-asphyxiates their own industry's critical infrastructure
will in fact be an #autoerotic asphyxiation that ejaculates cash from the poor into their own pockets.
@threadreaderapp please unroll
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