If russia were able to go after one or two key spots in the grid, it could have a significant, significant regional effect. But again, if you're talking about a key city such as washington and new york, that will have a national effect. It sounds like the silver lining here is there's a whole lot of systems, and so attacking one does not necessarily mean disrupting the entire nation. Though, as you said, there is potential to hit a really critic city or state and cause major disruptions. What's the fix, though? What do we do to not be vulnerable at all? So the fix is complicated. If it was, if t was easy, we
Russia is ramping up attacks on Ukraine’s digital infrastructure. The US could be next.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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