Author’s Note: Just after the publication of this post, Sen. Cory Booker announced he was dropping out of the Democratic primary race. For months now, I have been regularly updating colleagues with a snapshot of the Democratic primary campaign and previews of what might happen during the general election campaign. Now I’m sharing that view […]
SCADA Vulnerable to Cyber Attack and EMPs
Originally posted May 25, 2012. Have you heard the term SCADA? An event affecting SCADA—Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems—is potentially one of the worst threats America faces. The EMP Commission Report referred to SCADA as “critical elements in every aspect of every critical infrastructure in the Nation.” The commission highlighted SCADA as vulnerable to […]
Is China Setting Trump up to Fail in North Korea Meeting?
After North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un met with Chinese President (for life?) Xi Jinping this week, it’s hard not to imagine that the two had a long conversation about Kim’s pending meeting with President Donald Trump. What did they discuss? Was Xi urging Kim to reconcile with America, or giving him pointers on how to […]
Are American Utilities Already Compromised by Cyber Attack?
A team of researchers at Symantec has found that advanced hackers have infiltrated American and European energy companies via cyber attack. The attacks have targeted the U.S., Turkey, and Switzerland and likely other nations reports Reuters. The Symantec researchers blame a hacking group known as Dragonfly. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Dragonfly has been […]
