Ways to improve cyberSecurity Issues for the Energy Sector. Witnesses stressed the importance of protecting the Us Energy Grid and what the government can do now to help prepare for potential attacks, held by the Senate Energy committee, this is almost two hours. Good morning, the committee will come to order. We are here this morning to examine federal and industry efforts to improve the cybersecurity of the Energy Sector including efforts to improve collaboration on Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure protection initiatives. It has been more than a year since we last held a hearing on cybersecurity for the Energy Sector but it is fair to say this is always a timely topic. A critical priority we cant lose sight of even as we grapple with covid19, which becomes the source of our next national crisis. There have been a few noteworthy developments since our last year. Earlier this year the president issued an executive order focused on securing our system from the cyber and physic
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Atmosphere. But after the gradual withdrawal of u. S. And nato forces over the past 5 years the taliban are stronger than ever right now sadly the situation is very different because they control more territory. There also their capabilities project file and its higher than any time before. The government in kabul is hoping that with the majority of afghans living in cities under its control sufficient security will allow a meaningful vote but voting is likely to be any vote and for voters in much of the countryside such as this part of can do saturdays election could largely pass them by Robert Bright aljazeera kabul. Police in pakistan suspect brake failure was the cause of a brass crash which killed at least 26. 00 passengers children and soldiers are among the dead in the Northwestern District of chill us the bus was on a winding Mountain Road when it careered into an embankment. Hong kong police have fired tear gas to break up protesters who ransacked parts of a Shopping Mall and
Who should lead the new government. Already vibrant. Ones back from the u. S. And its Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome from President Trump. Hello this is the time of the year when the seasonal rain is splitting to some degree what is going science and thats helped by the tropical stocktons are running out to the East China Sea is one just the top of your screen and then the monsoon thats come through india is still there hes going science but it sort of break ins the line goes down here and then comes back up here again in between china sitting pretty in the sunshine its still quite warm as well approaching such degrees in most places a bit of height you know temperatures back again afterwards about some platic clearly there is snow but it does mean that much the Southeast Asia is also drawing up fairly quickly weve got hesitant reversed of the rains or if you like disappearing in the rains in cambodia and thailand you can see the line there is not quite rugged but
A full bulletin of news at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, newscast. Chris, we have got a Cabinet Minister to keep us company this episode. Yes. Mel stride, work and pensions secretary, hello. Good evening, adam. I am impressed you have got a crib sheet there already, started taking notes already. I have only written about three things down i promise it will be full by the end. Then we will mark your homework we will mark your homework like a Human Version of the obr i have got to ask you the big question that has become the classic interview question this week, after the Prime Minister s interview with grazia, do you make your own bed . No, but i do load the dishwasher. 0k. I do walk the dog. And mrs may would approve, i do take the bins out. Because that is a mansjob. So i do that as well. Chris, i want to know what you thought about that, seeing the Prime Minister talk about an unmade bed. After you had been talking to the nation about your unmade bed in that premier inn the o