Netflix’s ‘Zero Day’ - Is An Attack of This Nature Possible in Real Life?
How secure is the infrastructure we rely upon to supply the vital needs of society today? Could an internet based attack simultaneously shut down or interfere with our Water Supply; Electricity; Sewage; Communications including Mobile Phones, Internet, Television, Radio; Farming; Factories including food producers; Road, Rail, Sea and Air Transport; Police; Military and many others including Banks, The Share Market and Hospitals in devastating ways? How long would we survive in the absence of these services? Just such a scenario is the subject of the video streaming series by Netflix called 'Zero Day' and the following link takes us to a reassuring comment from an expert in cybersecurity. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2025/02/21/netflixs-zero-day-what-exactly-is-a-zero-day-cyberattack/ "However, the chance of this actually happening is still pretty small," we are told, as " We have so many fail-safe backup systems across communication channels th...