It depends on what gets taken out. If it's a software attack, then it could be up and running again fairly quickly. If it's a physical attack, and key transformers are taken out, then it would take a while to replace those.
Depending on how long, more than a couple weeks could be absolutely catastrophic. Massive violence and starvation especially in heavily populated areas.
The issue is that our enemies now have an instruction manual that details how we'd restart the system. Now they know what to target and in what order to make restarting the system more difficult or impossible.
When I contracted for the fed gov't, I complained about how our IT security reports, which detailed security holes, were submitted via unencrypted email. DC finally required that we encrypt the reports using PGP. The bureaucrat I submitted my reports to was never able to view the encrypted reports.
Worried? The previous administrations have known about security gaps in the electric grid for years but Trump's is the first to be convinced to do anything about it, but it takes longer than a few months to remedy.
Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!
lol 'intelligence' officials 'worried'. So nothing then
Would the grid going down really be the worst thing considering it would take down the media?
It depends on what gets taken out. If it's a software attack, then it could be up and running again fairly quickly. If it's a physical attack, and key transformers are taken out, then it would take a while to replace those.
Depending on how long, more than a couple weeks could be absolutely catastrophic. Massive violence and starvation especially in heavily populated areas.
I guess it would be bad for someone to access that who shouldn't, but I would hope they have a paper backup
The issue is that our enemies now have an instruction manual that details how we'd restart the system. Now they know what to target and in what order to make restarting the system more difficult or impossible.
When I contracted for the fed gov't, I complained about how our IT security reports, which detailed security holes, were submitted via unencrypted email. DC finally required that we encrypt the reports using PGP. The bureaucrat I submitted my reports to was never able to view the encrypted reports.
Then e shall fight in the dark. Road flares for everyone!!!
Worried? The previous administrations have known about security gaps in the electric grid for years but Trump's is the first to be convinced to do anything about it, but it takes longer than a few months to remedy.
Ah you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!