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03/29/2018 / By JD Heyes

New, little-seen report warns the nation’s power infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to physical attacks

It’s looking more and more like it will take a major attack against the U.S. power grid before the government and electric industry come together and get serious about protecting it. According to a new investigative report that likely won’t get much attention outside of certain circles, the U.S. electric grid is increasingly vulnerable as […]

07/07/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Think tank says Obama’s ‘green’ energy policies make cyberattack on the U.S. power grid more likely

(Cyberwar.news) The possibility of a devastating cyber attack on the U.S. power grid is much more likely today, thanks to the Obama administration’s pursuit of politically correct policies that spend large sums of taxpayer funds on green and smart grid technology while failing to divert more attention to security the grids from hackers, according to […]

05/04/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

REPORT: We must protect Lone Star state’s stand-alone power grid as Texas is home to massive U.S. military presence vital to national defense

(Cyberwar.news) Though America’s power grid and is arguably the most vulnerable of all U.S. infrastructure, the fact that the state of Texas is has its own self-contained grid puts it in a “unique position” to act in advance of any electromagnetic pulse event or cyber attack by a hostile foreign power, a new study notes. […]

04/12/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

FBI, DHS issue warning about increasing cyber threat to nation’s power grid after downplaying it in January

(Cyberwar.news) The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI launched a nationwide program warning of the dangers faced by American utilities from damaging cyberattacks like the recent hack of Ukraine’s power grid just three months after both agencies downplayed such a threat, the Washington Free Beacon reported Friday. The campaign began March 31 and included […]

02/23/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

CIA director says his biggest fear is a massive cyberattack on critical U.S. infrastructure

(Cyberwar.news) With little doubt there are a number of things that keep CIA Director John Brennan awake at night, and the growing cyber threat to the United States and the world is high on that list. In a recent interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” Brennan said preventing terrorist attacks has also been […]

12/09/2015 / By usafeaturesmedia

Analysts predict ‘cybergeddon’ would follow prolonged power outage following hack attack

(Cyberwar.news) In July 1977, a pair of lightning strikes took out the power grid feeding most of New York City, lasting more than 24 hours. Nearly all neighborhoods of the city were affected. As the darkened city sweltered in the heat, the Big Apple was besieged with looting, arson and other acts of vandalism and […]

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