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Cyber Security Experts call it a target waiting to be hit. What should be happening now thats not happening . Ted koppel what should be happening is that we should be preparing for the consequences of a devastating cyber attack. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] sharyl welcome to full measure. Im sharyl attkisson. President elect trump has threatened to withdraw from a new world agreement that aims to slow down global warming, firing of ongoing debate over Climate Change. Earlier this year, we visited a community in louisiana, whose residents are said to be the first Climate Change refugees. They are moving to Higher Ground because of persistent flooding. Sinking ....
Committee will come to order. Today were holding a hearing to discuss a timely topic. Theres been numerous hearings on Cyber Security and how to stop the bad guys. Whats not been discussed in great detail is what the consequence will be from a massive cyber attack that brings down for example a large portion of the electrical grid for an amount of time. The purpose is to answer an important question. With respect to suber threats to the electrical power system, what consequences should the federal government tell states and local governments to prepare for . In other words, for how many people and for how long should states plan on being without power . The federal government does this now for every significant hazard that we face. Whether its a category five hurricane hitting miami or an 8. 0 earthquake in los angeles. The federal government has realist scenarios for states and cities to plan. The federal government does not have ....