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Who in their right mind, would put an "isolated" control system on the Internet? Even though it could be encrypted end-to-end, the "cloud" path should still have some kind of legacy connection, offering fallback, geographic redundancy and a means of verification. Some things just don't belong on the Internet, unless they exist in parallel with alternate media, modes of transmission and even architectures, to screw up the hackers. Sure, that costs more, but not nearly as much as it may sound, especially for a critical application, like power control & monitoring. This is the reason why enteprises are slow to migrate their "old" systems to web-based systems. We spend millions, ensuring that a data-links within companies like General Motors and the financial district are secure, but what can we do if the lights go down? Oh yeah, UPS's, but they won't run the machinery in an assembly plant!

The Internet is not your Savior!