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.
Linda, they have back up generators.
I’m prepared. If you’re not, I feel sorry for ya. I don’t share.
There won’t be 2,000 all at once, just a few at a time. Pick them off one at a time.
Linda Vipond wells can be dug that has a hand pump does not need electricity, growing up we had them and the water was good and cold
And they want all of us to drive electric cars!!!!! Now if this happens and we are all in these vehicles-guess what- you are on foot.
There planning it to stop Trump!
Yep, we sat on our hands for years while our enemies prepared to use their nuclear capabilities against us. Now we can reap the fruits of stupidity.
What mass starvation? Eat the liberals.
Bill E Lobdell, seriously? Why not prepare for yourself? Or are you just in to stealing, what others have labored over?
Mike pace you are a lost cause.