Lights Out : A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath

from SamSattler

Ted Koppel's Lights Out is one of the scariest books you are going to read this year, or even anytime in the next five years - if what the book predicts hasn't already happened by then. And you don't have to take my word for it, because a look at the book's subtitle says it all: “A Cyberattack, A...

from SJFrancis

I wanted to read this book as soon as I heard about it. I've always wondered what would happen, what the USA would do if everything electronic was suddenly shut down by a cataclysmic event or otherwise. This book brings to light with scary facts, opinions from the experts and those everyday peopl...

from BettyTaylor56

Well-known journalist Ted Koppel presents a case for why our government needs to tackle the consequences of a possible cyberattack on our country's power grids. His research makes it clear that neither the government nor industry is prepared to quickly respond to the needs of the people nor recov...

from mohitgoel

I got this book as part of LT early reviewers giveaway. Having been closely associated with the cybersecurity and the utilities industry, the threat laid out by Mr Koppel seems not so far fetched. I recently lived through the aftermath of a storm as well and yes, it was nothing short of a zombie ...

from UnderMyAppleTree

Just the thought of no power for more than a few days gives me nightmares. Sure, we can handle a couple of days with no electricity, but according to this book, only one in ten of us would survive a year under those conditions. So how likely is it that this could happen? It depends on whom you be...