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.
Would my DVR still record my shows?
It’ll say your bunch of dumbasses this is something that should have been done 30 years ago and you’ll refuse to let anything get done about it and now you’re running around like a bunch of chickens with your heads cut off
If it goes down, police response, fuel for your car, delivery of home heating oil, and the refrigeration you rely upon at home and in the market WILL STOP!
Best make sure you have personal weapons at home!
… because unarmed, you are victim waiting to be.
So true!! You would need a machine gun to hold back a lot of people. Jesus! Scary s**t. I’m in no way prepared…
Yeah take our power kill us cause there not shutting down there 17 NSA programs Obama made and unsigned privacy LAWA
Texas has its own
Mike. What lib cave do you live in????
We, The People, have spoken.
Trolls will be Trolls. Article is not about Trump. Mr. Douche
True
Why haven’t the states done more? The state governments sit on their collective$#%&!@*waiting for the Feds because federal money is easier to spend. Hello mr 20 trillion in debt. States also need to step up maybe instead of be social programs states show protect assets like the power grid.