The History of the Future UnPC Views on security Winn Schwartau Founder Security Experts wwwWinnSchwartauCom wwwTheSecurityAwarenessComp anyCom The sum of all fears Idiots in politics ID: 376288
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What Scares the Living IT Out of Me The History of the Future (Un-PC Views on security)
Winn Schwartau, Founder, Security Expertswww.WinnSchwartau.Comwww.TheSecurityAwarenessCompany.ComSlide2
The sum of all fearsIdiots in politicsIgnorance in businessApathetic about warningsArrogance about Preparation
THIS one REALLY scare the Livin’ IT out of me…Slide3
Not if, but when…Slide4
Carrington Effect: 18592 September, 1859Skies all over planet Earth erupted in red, green, and purple auroras.Newspapers could be read as easily as in daylight.
Auroras pulsated even at near tropical latitudes over Cuba, the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador, and Hawaii. Telegraph systems worldwide went haywire. Spark discharges shocked telegraph operators and set the telegraph paper on fire..Slide5
Carrington Effect: 1972-2012August 4, 1972Huge solar flare knocked out telephone communication across
Illinois.AT&T redesigned its power system for transatlantic cablesMarch 13, 1989, Geo-storms plunged Québec Canada and 6 million people into blacknessDecember, 2005 Aurora-induced power surges melted power transformers in New Jersey. Slide6
Carrington Effect: 2012+Slide7
Carrington: worst caseDamage to the 900-plus satellites currently in orbit:$130 - $270 billion10 year rebuilding of infrastructures