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a cyberattack : a nation unprepared : surviving the aftermath

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An edition of Lights out (2015)

Lights out

a cyberattack : a nation unprepared : surviving the aftermath

First edition.
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Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. For those without access to a generator, there is no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration or light. Food and medical supplies are dwindling. Devices we rely on have gone dark. Banks no longer function, looting is widespread, and law and order are being tested as never before. It isn't just a scenario. A well-designed attack on just one of the nation's three electric power grids could cripple much of our infrastructure--and in the age of cyberwarfare, a laptop has become the only necessary weapon. Several nations hostile to the United States could launch such an assault at any time. In fact, as a former chief scientist of the NSA reveals, China and Russia have already penetrated the grid. And a cybersecurity advisor to President Obama believes that independent actors--from "hacktivists" to terrorists--have the capability as well. It's not a question of if, it's a question of when. And yet, as Koppel makes clear, the federal government, while well prepared for natural disasters, has no plan for the aftermath of an attack on the power grid. In the absence of a government plan, some individuals and communities have taken matters into their own hands. But how, Koppel asks, will ordinary civilians survive? One of our most renowned journalists examines a threat unique to our time and evaluates potential ways to prepare for a catastrophe that is all but inevitable.--Adapted from book jacket.

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Crown Publishers
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English
Pages
279

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Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
Oct 18, 2016, Broadway Books, Ted Koppel
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Lights out: a cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath
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Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
Oct 27, 2015, Random House Audio
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Lights out: a cyberattack : a nation unprepared : surviving the aftermath
2015, Crown Publishers
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index.

Copyright Date
2015

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.11/933379320973
Library of Congress
TK1025 .K67 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 279 pages
Number of pages
279

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27188650M
ISBN 10
055341996X
ISBN 13
9780553419962
LCCN
2015019999
OCLC/WorldCat
910424314

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Work ID
OL20008564W

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