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Webinar “State-Sponsored Cyber War: What You Need to Know” June 25, 2019. Hosted by the International Criminal Law & Justice Program (ICLJ) at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Professor Albert “Buzz” Scherr, Chair of the online ICLJ Program. This is an excellent and sobering presentation on state-sponsored cyber war….
NERC Coverup Introduction “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis In an official assessment to the U.S. Congress released on January 29, 2019, the U.S. Intelligence Community confirmed that the U.S….
Congresswoman Ann Kuster Sends Letter To Citizens Congresswoman Ann Kuster sent a staffer to read the attached letter to the citizens of New Hampshire (and the U.S., for that matter) at the New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit on November 10, 2018. We have all heard politicians make promises, but I take Congresswoman Ann Kuster at…
Frank Gaffney of Secure Freedom Radio interviewed Dr. Peter Vincent Pry on March 28, 2018. Click Here to Listen. Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is the Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum, Served on the Congressional EMP Commission, the House Armed Services…
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…
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
Listen to Michael Mabee on the Denise Simon Experience show on March 13, 2014. We discuss the vulnerability of the electric grid, civil defense and community preparedness. (Two hours) Click the player below to listen to the discussion on Denise Simon Experience:
Electric Grid At Risk: What would we do if the lights went out? Judge Jeanine Featured in this segment: R. James Woolsey, Andrea Boland, Rep. Andy Harris of the Congressional EMP Caucus, and Alton Edwards. Aired Feb 23, 2014.
Video from the Second Annual World Summit on Infrastructure Security, Washington, DC. (Time: 12:42) Speakers: Congressman Trent Franks, (R-AZ) Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) Dr. Thomas J. Bogdan, National Weather Service Gerry Cauley, President & CEO, NERC John Kappenman, National Academy of Sciences Joe McClelland, FERC Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Undersecretary of Commerce Bruce Held, Department…
Karen Lehr of ABC6 (KIVI Boise, ID) reports on how Americans would cope with a catastrophic power outage from a cyber attack in this video “Preparing for Power Problems”. (Time: 2:02) For a related CSM article, ‘American Blackout’: Is National Geographic’s take on cyberattack accurate? click here. Click Here for Video For a related…