How Do You Prepare for the Unexpected Cyber Attack?
5 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2020
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How Do You Prepare for the Unexpected Cyber Attack?
How Do You Prepare for the Unexpected Cyber Attack?
Date Written: January 1, 2020
Abstract
Last fall, in Northern California, the United States experienced its first ever deliberate large-scale and long-lasting blackout. Fueled by fears of increased devastating fires due to its century-old equipment, the region’s utility company shut off power to more than 1.5 million people forcing many evacuations. The impact was devastating; Michael Wara, a climate and energy expert at Stanford University, estimated the cost to California as up to $2.5 billion. For cybersecurity experts like myself, the blackout was a signal of just how precarious our reliance on electricity is, and how much we have to fear in cyberattacks.
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