Anderson cooper as readers would expect from ted koppel, lights out is dramatic but not hyped, tied to todays news of shaky infrastructure and cyber attacks but also forward looking. Ted koppel goes full prepper in lights out cyber attack book. He takes on somewhat the fear of a cyberattack on americas electricinternet infrastructure. In this new york times bestselling investigation, ted koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on americas power grid is not only possible but.
Several nations hostile to the united states could launch such an assault at any time. Lights out illuminates one of the greatest vulnerabilities to our nation a cyberattack on our power grid. Ted koppels intensely researched book presents a scenario that trumps dystopian novels about zombies and plaguebecause this threat is real. The attacks were in retaliation for the stuxnet virus, unleashed in 2010.
Retired nightline anchor ted koppel, in his new book lights out, says he is. A cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath paperback. It is broken out into bitesized chapters, like television news items, keeping interest but delivering the salient points succinctly. Sloppy, selfindulgent and discursive, this is a book that winds. Ted koppel, a very respected news journalist now retired, spent the last two years researching and writing a new book that went on sale today, see lights out. A new era of cyberwar and the hunt for the kremlins most. A devastating cyberattack on our powergrid isthe risk koppel has brought to the attention of the american public. The economical and societal damage of successful cyberattacks may.
A cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath, ted koppel, one of americas most experienced and bestknown journalists, has attempted to show readers why the. A cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath hardcover oct 27 2015. Lights out and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. The energy times lights out is a timely warning about the vulnerability of america to a massive cyberattack. A new book written by ted koppel portends cyber attack doom on utility infrastructure. Ted koppel has set off a firestorm with his explosive new book. A cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath from the worlds largest community of readers. As readers would expect from ted koppel, lights out is dramatic but not hyped, tied to today s news of shaky infrastructure and cyber attacks but also forward looking. The primary goal of this inria white book on cybersecurity is to detail inrias. James fallows, national correspondent, the atlantic. A cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. If a stuxnet type attack caused a heating system or natural gas line to set a. Cyberphysical attacks on industrial control systems. The other plus is the way koppel has organized and written this book.
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