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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 […]

07/31/2017 / By JD Heyes

Why you can no longer put off prepping for hacks and takedowns of ALL U.S. infrastructure

Unbeknownst to most Americans, there is a conference that takes place in Las Vegas every single year that draws the most competent, capable hackers in the world. For four days they meet to discuss and demonstrate the latest techniques they’ve discovered (and likely used) to essentially disrupt as much of modern society as possible. In […]

07/24/2017 / By JD Heyes

U.S. power grid continues to be vulnerable to cyber attack: Millions would die if it were to fail, so are you prepared?

A new report has concluded that despite the attention being given to protecting the nation’s power grid in a world where the threat of cyber attack grows daily, it remains highly vulnerable to a breach that, if large parts of the grid are destroyed, would lead to the deaths of millions of Americans. As reported […]

07/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Chase Bank suffers extensive outage leaving account holders unable to access their cash

On Monday, July 3, multinational financial services company JPMorgan Chase was besieged with massive outages all over its branches and throughout its network, leaving some customers frustrated as access to their money was served just a day before one of the most important holidays of the year. The branches that were the most hit were […]

05/22/2017 / By JD Heyes

Trump orders nationwide preparation against power grid collapse initiated by cyber warfare

The administration has sent its clearest signal yet that the White House takes seriously mounting cyber threats against American infrastructure, with the issuance of an executive order last week from President Donald J. Trump directing specific federal agencies to prepare for attacks on the nation’s power grids. As reported by the Washington Free Beacon, Trump’s […]

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