It's not a question of if, says Centcom Commander General Lloyd Austin, it's a question of when.
And a cybersecurity advisor to President Obama believes that independent actors from hacktivists to terrorists have the capability as well. In fact, as a former chief scientist of the NSA reveals, China and Russia have already penetrated the grid. Several nations hostile to the United States could launch such an assault at any time. A well-designed attack on just one of the nation's three electric power grids could cripple much of our infrastructure and in the age of cyberwarfare, a laptop has become the only necessary weapon. Banks no longer function, looting is widespread, and law and order are being tested as never before. For those without access to a generator, there is no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration or light. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. He has been a Contributing Columnist to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal and is the Author The New York Times Bestseller Off Camera.ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: In this tour de force of investigative reporting, Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America's power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared. Since 2005 he has served as Managing Editor of the Discovery Channel, as a News Analyst for BBC America, as a special correspondent for Rock Center, and continues to function as Commentator and Non-Fiction Book Critic at NPR. He has won every significant television award, including 8 George Foster Peabody Awards, 11 Overseas Press Club Awards, 12 duPont-Columbia Awards and 42 Emmys. In 2012 New York University named Koppel one of the top 100 American journalists of the past 100 years. Presented by Rainy Day Books & The Kansas City Star.ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Ted Koppel, a 42-year veteran of ABC News, was anchor and managing editor of Nightline from 1980 to 2005. EVENT OVERVIEW: Ted Koppel, veteran news journalist, will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings about his New Hardcover Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath.
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