tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post1463032998973883183..comments2024-02-02T22:30:20.736-05:00Comments on Chemical Facility Security News: If Sony Had Been a Chemical PlantPJCoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-49538032108004193462014-12-09T15:30:49.941-05:002014-12-09T15:30:49.941-05:00So, I like the theme and intent of this post, but ...So, I like the theme and intent of this post, but I'd like to disagree with the IP/data comparison. Modern hackers exploit ICT's (cyber systems) to take advantage of business value chains to alter value or create other value for their own use. In the case of Sony, the value produced by the value chain *is* IP and data-centric. In the case of Chemical Plants, the value produced is physical, by way of data. An equivalent hack to Sony is one where the hackers would have gone after physical (or potentially physical) results, where the IT and data would have been lumped in with ICTs as a means to an end. <br /><br />This might seem like splitting hairs, but not making this distinction hides/obscures the actual risk being faced by us from thoughtful, adaptable, persistent threats.BCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998173907675664395noreply@blogger.com