November 9th, 2009
60 Minutes: We're not ready for a cyber war
Our electric grid is vulnerable to a cyber attack and come to think of it so is every other piece of U.S. infrastructure.
That not so happy tale was painted by a bevy of folks in a 60 Minutes report. 60 Minutes also unearthed an attack on Brazil’s grid. In a nutshell:
- We’re not ready for a cyberattack;
- The hackers can move much faster than the U.S. government;
- A lot of the worst attacks will revolve around the power grid since everything needs electricity.
For those people paying attention to security none of this news is all that surprising.
Roll the tape:
And another excerpt on the potential for a online Jihad:
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