Welcome to the Age of Space and Cyber Warfare: Dr. M.V. “Coyote” Smith - American Center for Democracy What we think of today as cyber warfare has really evolved out of space warfare. As personal computers, the Internet, and the various means of connecting them became prolific on Earth in recent years, the various warfare…
Cyber Survival: Why We’re Losing and What’s Needed to Win. Steven Chabinsky speaks at the American Center for Democracy. And so, when I hear people talk about a cyber 9/11, or a cyber Pearl Harbor, I’m quite dismissive of those as being appropriate analogies. Instead, what I believe is that we very much might face the…
Energy, Cyber, EMP Threats - Ambassador R. James Woolsey - American Center for Democracy It is insidious because if you look at the vulnerability from intentionally-caused EMP, it’s a much simpler task than designing and developing and testing and targeting an ICBM or an SLBM that can hit a target on the ground. If all…
Dr. William R. Forstchen on the EMP and cyber threats at the American Center for Democracy. EMP is a first-strike weapon. And it’s a technological game changer. Throughout the history of warfare, we have always seen that the losing side in a war often trumps the victor in the next conflict by rethinking the…
American Center for Democracy Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Expert Panel Discussion. Q&A session with experts in the field of Energy, EMP and Cyber/Space Warfare. Critical infrastructure vulnerability expert speakers include: Dr.Rachel Ehrenfeld Ambassador R. James Woolsey Dr. William R. Forstchen Dr. Peter Vincent Pry Dr. M.V. “Coyote” Smith William B. Scott Steven Chabinsky Dr. John M….
Dr. Peter Pry on EMP & Nuclear Proliferation Threats at the American Center for Democracy. Any nuclear weapon detonated anywhere above 30 kilometers over the Eastern U.S. would cause a national catastrophe. You could use a meteorological balloon to get up that high. Last year an acrobat had himself lofted up into the stratosphere by…
Sep 5, 2013 (Time: 7:53) USA Today’s Susan Page interviews Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. She spoke about her disappointment over the failure to pass immigration reform, and two big concerns - including cyber attack - as she resigns from the position to become president of the University of California. H. Darr Beiser, Shannon Rae Green. Discussion…
Coral Davenport of the National Journal spoke about a new Department of Energy report on the vulnerability of the electric grid to power outages caused by storms and severe weather. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN host Paul Orgel. (Time: 31:29). For a large collection of Congressional documents and federal studies on electric grid…
CNN’s Brian Todd reports on the growing threat of cyber attack. Iran now is threatening to use cyber warfare against its enemies. (Time: 2:44)
Andy Ozment, Senior Director for CyberSecurity National Security Staff, The White House, explains Executive Order 13636 — Improving Critical Infrastructure CyberSecurity. Published by the Bipartisan Policy Center. (Time: 30:28) For a large collection of congressional documents and federal studies on electric grid security and the threat electromagnetic pulse, click here.
