Posts Tagged ‘ infrastructure ’

Incapable

Incapable

September 1, 2011

The images from my home state of New Jersey the days following hurricane Irene featured flooding like few had ever seen before. The images also showed one re-occurring theme: Infrastructure collapse.  Chunks of highway collapsing, a struggling power grid, and rivers rising up and swallowing entire communities.  Things growing up...

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ctrp377 Our Failing Infrastructure

ctrp377 Our Failing Infrastructure

May 1, 2011

All over the world our transportation systems, food production systems, and overal infrastructure are being pushed more than ever before. With the onset of financial crisis and the reality of having less resources dedicated to repairing and renewing these systems, the reality of a multi-level failure, a crisis beyond...

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ctrp345 Cyber Armageddon and Other Myths

ctrp345 Cyber Armageddon and Other Myths

August 3, 2010

There is no shortage of poorly written stories scattered throughout the internet, about cyber attacks leading to near apocalyptic situations involving power stations or other key infrastructure sites. And for every story, there is someone who believes it, and not many who take the time to critically examine and...

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