Electric Power Grid Vulnerabilities
Assistant Defense Secretary Paul Stockton talked about protecting the U.S. electric power grid from natural disasters and cyber threats. He described… read more
Assistant Defense Secretary Paul Stockton talked about protecting the U.S. electric power grid from natural disasters and cyber threats. He described Hurricane Sandy as a “wake up call” for officials, and talked about Pentagon efforts to build backup power plants at DOD facilities in order to deal with unexpected outages. The event was moderated by former White House Homeland Security Assistant Frank Cilluffo, who now heads the Homeland Security Institute at George Washington University. close
People in this video
-
Frank J. Cilluffo Associate Vice President and Director George Washington University->Center for Cyber and Homeland Security
-
Paul N. Stockton Assistant Secretary Department of Defense->Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs
Hosting Organization
Related Video
-
U.S. Electric Grid and Cyber Attacks
Regulators and energy industry officials testified on the vulnerability of the U.S. electric grid to cyber attacks. They said that…
-
James Woolsey on Energy and National Security
Former Central Intelligence Agency Director James Woolsey outlined the national security implications of U.S. dependence on oil and the…
-
Electric Grid Cyber Security, Federal Regulators Panel
Federal regulators and energy industry representatives talked about cyber-security challenges facing the electric sector and ways industry and…
-
Coral Davenport on Vulnerability of the Electric Grid
Coral Davenport spoke about a new Department of Energy report on the vulnerability of the electric grid to power…