
On the afternoon of September 13, 2018, a series of natural gas explosions rocked homes in Merrimack Valley, Mass. For hours after this catastrophe, cybersecurity professionals and pundits spiraled through hushed, horrified speculation: was this the cyberattack they were fearing? The big one?
In reality, like many industrial catastrophes, these tragic explosions were caused by human error. There was no cyberattack – no intentional disaster. However, to many people working outside the industrial cybersecurity field, an intentional cyberattack seemed entirely plausible and terrifying.
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