C-SPAN JULY 16, 2017. 27 minutes. Blake Sobczak on Energy Grid Security. Blake Sobczak of E and E News talked about U.S. energy grid security and recent cyber hacks to systems, including nuclear power plants. John McArdle, Host C-SPAN Blake Sobczak, Reporter E and E News
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Senate Hearing: Energy Security and Electromagnetic Pulse Threats May 4, 2017
C-SPAN May 4, 2017. 1 Hour, 54 minutes. Hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Energy Security and Electromagnetic Pulse Threats. Witnesses testified on the security of the nation’s energy infrastructure, including the threats posed by electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). EMPs are natural or man-made bursts of energy that can potentially disable the electrical…
James Woolsey: The Dangers of an Electromagnetic Pulse
Wall Street Journal CIO Network: The Dangers of an Electromagnetic Pulse 2/28/2017 Former CIA Director James Woolsey discusses the potential catastrophe if an electromagnetic pulse took out the nation’s electric grid. He speaks with WSJ’s Gerald Seib at the CIO Network in San Francisco.
Dr. William Radasky: Vulnerability of the Electrical Grid to EMP or Solar Storm
Presentation by Dr. William Radasky at the November 11, 2016 MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas program on the “Vulnerability of the electrical grid to a single high altitude nuclear blast or a severe solar storm.” BIO: Dr. William Radasky
Metcalf Attack: NBC Reports on PG&E Security Memo
NBC Bay Area reports on a leaked PG&E memo regarding security of substations after the Metcalf attack. PG&E Memo: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2081637-pg-amp-e-memo-august-30-2014.html Transcript from NBC Bay Area website: An internal Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation memo obtained by NBC Bay Area shows the company is years away from promised security upgrades at its electrical substations….
Blackout: What we learn from electric grid failures
What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history I’ve always loved this quote from Benjamin Disraeli. But it occurs to me that perhaps what is more dangerous than not learning from history, is learning from history. What most Americans have learned from their experiences with blackouts is…
Woolsey: Threat to electric grid ‘keeps me awake at night’
Mar. 06, 2015 Fox News – Former CIA director James Woolsey issues dire warning about the dangers a nuclear Iran poses to the U.S. electric grid – and our very survival. Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com”>video.foxnews.com</a> Iran and North Korea are threats to the U.S. Electric Grid. Read the Washington Times article by…
VIDEO: Hearing on “Cybersecurity threats: the way forward”
Hearing: Cybersecurity threats: the way forward Admiral Michael Rogers, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency testified before the U.S. House Select Intelligence Committee on November 20, 2014, that “foreign cyber actors are probing America’s critical infrastructure networks and in some cases have gained access to those control systems.” Transcript: https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/speeches-testimonies/testimonies/adm-rogers-testimony-20nov2014.shtml Hearing of…
PG&E Metcalf Substation Attack: Guarding the Grid
PG&E Metcalf Substation Attack Video report details the PG&E Metcalf Substation attack near San Jose in April of 2013: Guarding the Grid by KSN TV. https://ksn.com/2014/04/28/guarding-the-grid/ WICHITA, Kansas – Electricity powers our homes and businesses. It is a lifeline to keep our infrastructure running smoothly across America, but a year ago, the power industry received…
United States Unprepared for an Electromagnetic Pulse
Fox News Report: United States unprepared for the results of an electromagnetic pulse Lou Dobbs interviews Dr. Peter Vincent Pry on the potential impact of an electromagnetic pulse from the sun. Apr. 22, 2014 (Time: 5:12) Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com”>video.foxbusiness.com</a>