alt Hacker NewsThird world countries lack the resources to secure their ICS and SCADA. Corrupted US govt doesn't even need NSA's capabilities for this.
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toomuchtodo • today at 3:44 PM
China should help them.
Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46618949 - January 2026
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bschne • today at 4:06 PM
unlike rich countries, which only lack the will and care to secure their ICS and SCADA /s
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Not sure if that’s the right way to divide the world.
Actually, poor countries can leverage cyber to pose a much bigger threat than they could traditionally.
Or in other words: Cyber can be used for asymmetric warfare. In relative terms, poor countries cause a lot more damage than rich ones.