NY Congresswoman: 100 Percent Chance of Cyber Attack against Power Grid
Written by Jack Moore
National Security
Nov 12, 2010
Translation by Autumnson Blog
Rep Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.); Photo: clarke.house.gov, fsu.edu, reversenergy.comA New York congresswoman says the possibility of cyber attack against the nation’s power grid is 100 percent, and that such an attack would likely do untold harm.
一位紐約女議員說，網絡對國家電網的攻擊可能性是百分之百，而且這樣的一次攻擊可能會做出無盡的傷害。
Speaking before the SC World Congress Data Security Conference, Rep. Yvette Clark (D-N.Y.), who chairs the Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science, and Technology Subcommittee, said the United States faces chilling odds of an electrical-grid attack.
在SC世界數據安全會議大會之前說話，主持出現的威脅、網絡安全、科學和技術小組的眾議員伊韋特克拉克（DN.Y.）說，美國正面臨令人心寒的電網攻擊的機會。
“Our networks are already being penetrated as we stand here,” Clarke said, according to a report on InfoSecurity.com. “We are already under attack. We must stop asking ourselves ‘could this happen to us’ and move to a default posture that acknowledges this fact and instead asks ‘what can we do to protect ourselves’?”
“當我們站在這裡，我們的網絡已經被滲入，”克拉克說，根據一份 InfoSecurity.com的報告。 “我們已經在攻擊下，我們必須停止問我們自己'這可能發生在我們身上嗎'和移動到默認的姿態，承認這一事實，和代之問'我們能做些什麼來保護我們自己？“
The power grid, which Clarke said distinguishes the United States as “an advanced, modern civil society,” is vulnerable, not only from possibly adversarial nations, such as Iran and North Korea, but also terrorist organizations.
The northeast blackout of 2003, which kept the lights off for millions in the United States and Canada, would only be the tip of the iceberg if the electrical grid was attacked, Clarke said.
“While our citizens remained relatively calm throughout [that] ordeal,” she said, “it still caused 11 deaths and roughly $6 billion in damages. Imagine what those damages would be for a nationwide blackout lasting a few weeks.”
A power outage of weeks or months would likely destroy the country, irreparably, she said.
But Clarke’s message wasn’t all doom and gloom. Congress has already begun to take steps, including having hearings about electrical-grid vulnerabilities, she said. Efforts to switch the electrical grid to a digital Smart Grid have also put a spotlight on security concerns.
Long-lasting solutions will require a partnership between government and industry, Clarke said, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
“We cannot afford to fail,” she said. “The private sector, the administration, the Congress have all made progress, but we lack the sense of urgency that is necessary. We must move on this forcefully.”
http://www.executivegov.com/2010/11/ny-congresswoman-100-percent-chance-of-cyber-attack-against-power-grid/
2010年11月6日的無旗攻擊可能己在森遜密碼預報了！
紐約市附近核電站發生爆炸
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