Re: 2 undersea cables cut

[Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>]

On 11/22/24 17:06, Sean Donelan wrote:

> On average about 200 submarine cable damage incidents every year
>
> Essentially all submarine cable damage is accidental not sabotage. 
>  The few cases of intentional attacks is so rare, that folks in the 
> industry know them as part of the stories passed down.
>
> Easy to accuse but takes months to do the forensics.  Insurance claims 
> and lawyers,

I was moderating a government-type policy panel on subsea cables a few 
weeks ago, and there was a deliberate attempt NOT to approach the 
session from a "security" standpoint, as is typically the case for this 
kind of audience. The interest was more about subsea network 
infrastructure resilience and regulatory policy streamlining.

In other words, the "sabotage" angle is played out. That romance is worn 
out.

Mark.