Ok so the horrible coms issue

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Lifer
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Just remember, "line of sight" coms is a much different beast than over the horizon coms. One generally requires no infrastructure while the other doesn't work without it. That's the big difference.
 

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Lifer
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Most SCADA systems are on closed networks too and will use rather proprietary systems. I can swact radios and stuff on ours at work, I could bring down the whole north if I needed to, and when we used to handle cell sites I could turn them down and up as needed. But an average person who got to a computer and was lucky enough that the app was already open would still not know what to do.

Though I suppose someone with experience would at least know where to look, if they broke into a building that had such systems. A tech might have his laptop open with a sticky note with a password etc and you go from there, then dig in documentation. Depends how much time the attacker really has.

And yes, I won't be leaving a tip, 'cause I could... I could shut this whole resort down. Sir? I'll take my traveler's checks to a competing resort. I could write a letter to your board of tourism and I could have this place condemned. I could put... I could put... strychnine in the guacamole. There was salt on the glass, BIG grains of salt