Chinese Cyber (war)fare (merged thread)

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The real point of my question is should we go back to the level of control tech that existed in the 50s or 60s? Are we so vulnerable now that that would be worth the cost? Would a cyber disaster prompt that kind of move?

I don't think the government could even get a law passed requiring conversion to 1950's era industrial controls. The unpleasant reality is that it would require the private-sector to hire and retrain hundreds-of-thousands to millions of people; which is something large-corporations and Wall Street simply would not stand for.

The alternative is to develop a new more secure internet - which is one idea being considered. I can't say if this is even feasible or not. This is a thread where we could use subject matter expertise of dormant council member selil. But all things infosec and cyber are hot right now, so I imagine he is a busy man.