Major Threats to America's Critical Infrastructure

Pipelines hacked by China. Russia breaking into the grid. Iran launching a cyberattack on a children’s hospital. All things that happened in recent years. America’s critical infrastructure is in our adversaries’ crosshairs.

Everyday life requires a lot to go right. Power plants have to get electricity into your home. Treatment facilities have to keep your water safe. The technology in your local hospitals has to work.

But in a digital world, that technology is vulnerable. In 2021, hackers shut down the Colonial Pipeline — which supplies half of the gasoline to the Eastern U.S. — by stealing one password. Around the same time, an incident at a Florida water treatment facility nearly led to toxic amounts of lye being released into the water supply.

And there are low-tech threats as well. In 2014, a sniper attack on a power substation in San Jose, California, came very close to shutting off the power supply to all of Silicon Valley.

Citizens need to prepare for disruptions to critical infrastructure in the same way that they'd prepare for a natural disaster. And the government, along with the private sector, needs to work to defend these facilities from attacks.

📝 SCRIPT
🎁 BONUS CONTENT
📚 SOURCES
AND MORE at https://kiteandkey.media/3mr2Ja6

The world is complicated … but the explanations don’t have to be. ⚡ New videos every Wednesday.

SUBSCRIBE to Kite & Key on YouTube:
https://bit.ly/YouTubeKiteAndKey

FOLLOW Kite & Key on your favorite social channel:
https://www.facebook.com/kiteandkeymedia
https://twitter.com/kiteandkeymedia
https://www.instagram.com/kiteandkeymedia/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kite-and-key-media/

Sound | Artlist: "My Lord” Yarin Primak, “Breaking Sweat” Balloon Planet, “Game Over” 2050, “Strong” Omri Dehan // Premium Beat: "Kenya” Wolves // Artlist Sound Effects Library

Footage | U.S. Government Accountability Office // Congressional Research Service // Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency // Department of Homeland Security // Library of Congress: Louis Dalrymple // 60 Minutes // ABC News // Associated Press // CNN // Fox News // National Public Radio // NBC News // The Mercury News // The New York Times // The Wall Street Journal // Time Magazine // Oregon Public Broadcasting // Patch // Government Computer News // The Kremlin // The Internet Archive: U.S. Army // Getty: Peter Muhly / Contributor, Robin Beckham, DenGuy, Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Stringer, Justin Sullivan / Staff, Schroptschop, Gorodenkoff, CommandoXphoto, AerialPerspective Works, Richard Newstead, Towfiqu Ahamed, Martin Stoyanov, Maddrat, CLIPPN The Professional Clip Network, Bartram, Simonkr, Rainer Berg, Kevinjeon00, Life On White, Stocktrek Images, Studio343, PassionStudio, David McNew / Stringer, Sturti, AnnaStills, M-imagephotography, Jamroen Jaiman / EyeEm, Skodonnell, Moussa81, Tara Moore, Tanya Constantine, LightFieldStudios, Sean Rayford / Stringer, Michael Swensen / Stringer, John Moore / Staff, Michael M. Santiago / Staff // Adobe Stock: Tony Baggett, Brostock, Zhu Difeng, Javvani, Andrei310, Deep Pixel, Techstockstudio, Steheap, Olegphotor, WavebreakMediaMicro, Vat2522, 3drenderings, Todja, Vaalaa, Stefan Wolny, Gary, Burhan, DG-Studio, Oliviart, Zairi no Design, DN6, Serikbaib, Oxinoxi, Alhim, Quality Stock Arts, Siwakorn1933, Markobe, Alswart, Pixel-Shot, Daseaford, AGPhotography, Sknakorn, Serkucher, Retan, Roman Milert, Karamysh, Mshch, Martina, Andreykr, ToddKuhns, Rawpixel.com // Flickr: Hiroshi Nishino, Mike Mozart // Storyblocks: GoviFx, Skylightpictures, FootageFoundHere, HighWay_videography, Klss, SriFx, Dapoopta, Storyblocks Library, JaimeByrd, Syda Productions, Defstock, ODesigns, Monkeybusiness, Frame Stock Footage, Skywardkick, Eternal, 8K, Eduard_M, SpaceStockFootage, HDVMaster, HalfPoint, Mediablix, The Stock Studio, SVZUL, A Luna Blue, VladyslavStarozhylov, Fishmotion, Zuxela, Meh.21, Kukhunthod, Mariom, Vadim_Key, Dan Jesperson, Cristian, CloudVisual, Bussker, Rivetstudio, Nopow, Rickray, Pohodzhayproduction, Vinkfan_art, Stockmedia, Filmstudio, Aerialworksusa.com, Patramansky, Sorapop Udomsri, Ilya2k // Unsplash: American Public Power Association, Lina White, Aditya Joshi, Meriç Tuna, Lukáš Lehotský, Miłosz Klinowski, Remmington Wanner, Dušan Veverkolog, Jonathan Cooper, Robert Wiedemann // Pexels: Omar Zahid, Tima Miroshnichenko// Pixabay: Tobbo // Vecteezy: Ery Prihananto, Dreamerice, Eureka Design, Rightmeow2, Lavarmsg, Iconbunny, Muhammad Usman, Lincung Studio, Orangereebok, Bsd_Studio, Solarus, Iyi Kon, Chandra.ardanz314876, Serhii Borodin, Iron Sv, Ylivdesign32835, Watchtaxinyc, Jatuphol Intaphong, Ivanka Nikitovic, Журавлева Анастасия, Rewat Wannasuk, Mahmudul Hassan // FreePik // Adam Kliczek // DR04 // Jeff Buck // MBlairMartin // Novoklimov // Realizzato con Inkscape/Photoshop: Lory Tek // Richard Webb // SKopp // W.carter // Zscout370 // CITED SOURCES AND NEWS OUTLETS ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH AND HAVE NOT ENDORSED OR SPONSORED ANY PORTION OF THIS PRODUCTION.