here we go, new unnamed state hackers are infecting u.s. critical infrastructure, like electrical grid operators, would custom tools capable of worst-case an aerial attacks. there is no soft peddling it. this is very serious. joining us now is nikole cybersecurity journalist, author, she s also an adviser to u.s. security infrastructure security agency which is a house of homeland security. this it s a pleasure to have you with us tonight, thanks for taking time. thanks rachel it s so good to see you and your really set this up well. you and i have had these conversations for years now about russian potential attacks on the grid and we ve seen what they ve done in ukraine. and the reason you and i know that we are in a heightened threat landscape right now is because we know they ve had the access, we know they have the capabilities to shut the power down. we ve seen it in ukraine. what they have not had until now is the geo political to pull the trigger. there is really intere
the grid, of manufacturing, of automation, of pipelines, and so if these hackers have the ability to take over those devices, you can imagine how they can be used for nefarious purposes. the key thing is, really with this advisory, if you re an executive or if you are in i.t. leadership, at any of these critical infrastructure organizations, it is really, really important. nicole, cybersecurity journalist, author and adviser to the u.s. cybersecurity, infrastructure security agency at homeland security. nicole, thank you as always for your clarity on this. couldn t do it without you. appreciate it. thank you and it is so good to see you. thank you. it s good to be back. we got much more to get to tonight. stay with us. o get to tonight. stay with us one by poise® is our first pad that handles period weeks and bladder leaks. which is just what you need while you handle. [upbeat music]