{"id":6160,"date":"2014-04-08T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T17:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daviddilworth.com\/pol\/?p=6160"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:01:53","slug":"pge-cant-buy-cyberattack-insurance-anymore-actually-all-energy-companies-lost-this-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daviddilworth.com\/pol\/pge-cant-buy-cyberattack-insurance-anymore-actually-all-energy-companies-lost-this-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"PG&E Can’t Buy CyberAttack Insurance anymore (actually ALL Energy Corp. Cyberattack Insurance was cancelled.)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Know anyone who had their insurance cancelled ? <\/p>\n

And you imagined big corporations were immune from that insult. Well, apparently some goofy things corporations do are just so far beyond stupid (too big a risk) that Lloyds of London won’t insure them anymore.
\nIn a little noticed news item that should be front page lead story of New York Times, BBC reports that energy corporations can no longer get multi-million dollar insurance against cyber attacks !<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Energy firm cyber-defence is ‘too weak’, insurers say<\/a>”<\/p>\n

and a Slate article “Energy Companies Can’t Get Cyber Attack Insurance Because Their Defenses Are Too Weak<\/a><\/strong>” adds a bit more detail and examples.<\/p>\n

A 2011 article on this website warned about the incredible danger to our country from cyber attacks using “smart” meter infrastructure<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“SmartMeters Facilitate Cyber War Against US<\/a><\/strong>”<\/p>\n

It describes how a lone hacker with a laptop and some spare time can easily learn how to disable a neighbor’s electric, gas and water supply just by simple monitoring of “smart”meter wifi signals. Then with a tiny added bit of imagination how the hacker could disable the electric, gas and water supply for an entire community, or all of California – or any other state.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rationale is solid, so why was it ignored, until now, when Lloyd’s of London<\/strong> says “Sorry. We won’t insure you anymore.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Are computers too much of a “black magic” to elected officials that they don’t understand this ?<\/p>\n

The solution, actual protection from these attacks, is simple – Stop Installing “Smart”meters and replace the existing ones with the old analog type meter — which also puts meter readers back to work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When that dangerous “smart”meter infrastructure doesn’t exist – it can’t be attacked.<\/p>\n

I predict the selfish utilities and their rented puppets (electeds) will intentionally ignore all of us and focus only on protecting their sources of energy\/water production: Power plants, reservoirs etc.<\/p>\n

That is, they’ll ignore us until Lloyd’s of London<\/strong> says something like “Uhh. It doesn’t matter if your energy and water sources are protected, if all your customer’s systems are turned off by hackers – you can’t sell them electricity – or anything else.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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