07-31-2021, 12:29 AM
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2 minutes ago, heavyhorse said:
I'm not referring to automation. Why would the refinery need to be on the internet? A closed network would work as well without exposure to Ransomware or GRU.
Why would anyone want to lay miles of dedicated fiber in expensive rights of way that would be used to 0.0001% of its capacity when there's a ready made, it just works, network already in place? You may not be aware but the plant isn't 1 contiguous lump. One of the adventures of working there is signing in and out of various gates to cross or traverse Baytown city streets. And you had better not take any short cuts.
Now think of how much more true that would be of a pipeline. In fact, one of the things that broke Enron was laying fiber down their pipeline rights of way on pure speculation.
