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NSA Chief Warns Black Energy Attack On U.S. Power Grid A 'Matter Of When, Not If' - Lights Out Scenario Not A Myth But A Coming Reality
On March 1, 2016, Admiral Michael S. Rogers, U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, was a keynote speaker, one of many the Obama administration rolled out at the 2016 RSA Conference, in order to push for more cooperation by the tech industry with government agencies, but Rogers' warnings and predictions should be enough to convince even the most skeptical among us that a "lights out" scenario as well as a massive cyber attack on financial institutions, is not a "conspiracy" or "doom and gloom," but is an eventuality.
The warnings and predictions Rogers makes comes from having access to the most detailed information available, and he states clearly that it is "only a matter of the when, not the if, you are going to see a nation state, a group or actor engage in destructive behavior against critical infrastructure in the United States."
Rogers continues on to reference the December 23, 2015 event in Ukraine where an actor penetrated the Ukraine power grid and took large segments of it offline. http://allnewspipeline.com/NSA_Chief_Warns_Black_Energy_Weapon.php
On March 1, 2016, Admiral Michael S. Rogers, U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, was a keynote speaker, one of many the Obama administration rolled out at the 2016 RSA Conference, in order to push for more cooperation by the tech industry with government agencies, but Rogers' warnings and predictions should be enough to convince even the most skeptical among us that a "lights out" scenario as well as a massive cyber attack on financial institutions, is not a "conspiracy" or "doom and gloom," but is an eventuality.
The warnings and predictions Rogers makes comes from having access to the most detailed information available, and he states clearly that it is "only a matter of the when, not the if, you are going to see a nation state, a group or actor engage in destructive behavior against critical infrastructure in the United States."
Rogers continues on to reference the December 23, 2015 event in Ukraine where an actor penetrated the Ukraine power grid and took large segments of it offline. http://allnewspipeline.com/NSA_Chief_Warns_Black_Energy_Weapon.php
Did a group, who plans to attack the USA, already attack targets in the Ukraine to create more tension between the USA and Russia? At any rate, Russia and the USA appear to be sharing the same threat.
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"Black Energy" attack on the USA eminent (Original Post)
Jeffersons Ghost
Apr 2016
OP
"Black" person humor seems inappropriate when equated with international crime
Jeffersons Ghost
Apr 2016
#3
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. Here it comes....
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)3. "Black" person humor seems inappropriate when equated with international crime
zappaman
(20,617 posts)2. Appreciate the info!
And yes, they did already attack the Ukraine.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)4. China better stop attacking the Ukraine. Putin served for the KGB...
Xi is an idiot THAT thought he could trick a crafty ole KGB agent into thinking the NSA hit Russia/ Ukraine aka (future USSR) with primitive punk cyber-weapons. Rogers (NSA magician) thinks he can trick the idiot-in-charge of China into fucking up worse in the USA! Perhaps China should attempt to establish "meaningful dialog."