What would happen under the circumstances of a cyberattack targeted towards America? Would people go Mad Max crazy? In Ted Koppel’s book “Lights Out” he explains that if the power grid were to go down due to cyberattack, it would go down for not only days, but for weeks or even months resulting in millions of people dying due to mass starvation.
Recently, National Security Agency (NSA) Director Admiral Michael Rogers warned listeners at a cyber-security conference that the threat isn’t a matter of “if“ it will happen, but “when.“
He used the example in which hackers in Ukraine used the Black Energy cyber-weapon to knock out the lights on more than 200,000 people across the region.
While speaking at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, he warned the audience that this will not be the “last we are going to see of this.“
Read more on page two to find out what NSA Director Rogers thinks is the best plan in order to stop any cyberattacks from occurring in the U.S.
The power grid ran just fine before there was an internet. There is no excuse for it to be dependent on it now.
I don’t care I’m prepared.i could live anywhere.
Mike pace obviously copy and pasted an article written by the left. Its a shame so many sheep – keep drinking the kool-aid!
Mike Pace ,, your ignorance is shinning brighter then the northern star ,,, many men and women has died just because of libtards like you ,, we pray Satan will set your mind free
Amen my sister Mary Ann Nelson ,, Christians know who wins the battle
Roughly 35% US electricity from coal power plants
,MORE B******T!!!!!
He is so right, people in the utility arena have been noting for decades the lax of planning for this
Look someone can copy and paste. Bravo.
Pam Williams hell he wouldn’t even let the press take pictures because he didn’t want to look bad. He had official WH pictures passed around to reporters to use in their articles