Tom Popik

TOM POPIK, Chairman of the Foundation for Resilient Societies:

• Discussion on the vulnerability of the US electric grid
• The lack of proper regulation to keep the grid safe

(PART TWO):

• Electric utility companies lobbying state legislators
• Three elements to the US electric grid
• Revisiting the Metcalfe substation incident in California

(PART THREE):

• Concern about high voltage transformers and their vulnerability
• Lack of emphasis on security at the Department of Energy

(PART FOUR):

• Cyber vulnerabilities of the electric grid
• Needed malware regulation
• Natural solar storms

(PART FIVE):

• The effect of an EMP attack
• What can be done to prepare for these threats to the grid
• How citizens can spread the awareness on this issue