• MsPenguinette@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The comment section is wild. So many people thinking that the Japanese government is somehow late to the floppy free party. Clearly they have no idea how dire the IT infrastructure situation is for the most critical systems of the world’s major super powers

    If you think the US government is floppy free, let alone capable of going floppy free in the next 5 years, I’ve got a bridge to sell ya

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      2 years ago

      Not only because the infra is bad but also because floppy is “safer”. It’s not "connected"amd no one can invade it.

        • I_poop_from_there@lemmy.world
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          2 years ago

          Security through obscurity would be having a system connected to a network, but relying on a secret / unknown protocol to secure it.

          Air-gapping a system is a real and very useful security method. That being said, it’s not enough by itself.

          If you’re interested, have a look at past examples, like the recent work on breaking Tetra communication standard and Stuxnet.