DAMAGING OUR ECONOMY. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. TOM COSTELLO ON THE
BEFORE. TOM COSTELLO ON THE IMMEDIATE THREAT.
TOM COSTELLO ON THE IMMEDIATE THREAT. >> Reporter: AMID
IMMEDIATE THREAT. >> Reporter: AMID HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT
>> Reporter: AMID HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT MILITARY BASES AND
HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT MILITARY BASES AND FEDERAL BUILDINGS,
MILITARY BASES AND FEDERAL BUILDINGS, HOMELAND SECURITY ALSO
FEDERAL BUILDINGS, HOMELAND SECURITY ALSO WARNS A POTENTIALLY
HOMELAND SECURITY ALSO WARNS A POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE AND
WARNS A POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE IRANIAN
DISRUPTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE IRANIAN CYBER OPERATIONS
DESTRUCTIVE IRANIAN CYBER OPERATIONS TARGETING FINANCE,
CYBER OPERATIONS TARGETING FINANCE, FINANCE AND TELECOM
TARGETING FINANCE, FINANCE AND TELECOM ORGANIZATIONS.
FINANCE AND TELECOM ORGANIZATIONS. THE U.S. SAYS IRAN HAS
ORGANIZATIONS. THE U.S. SAYS IRAN HAS A HISTORY OF CYBER
THE U.S. SAYS IRAN HAS A HISTORY OF CYBER ATTACKS.
A HISTORY OF CYBER ATTACKS. >> WE KNOW IRAN HAS
ATTACKS. >> WE KNOW IRAN HAS USED THAT
>> WE KNOW IRAN HAS USED THAT SOPHISTICATED
USED THAT SOPHISTICATED CAPABILITY OVER THE
SOPHISTICATED CAPABILITY OVER THE YEARS TO DESTROY
CAPABILITY OVER THE YEARS TO DESTROY ORGANIZATIONS, TENS OF
YEARS TO DESTROY ORGANIZATIONS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPUTERS
ORGANIZATIONS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPUTERS RENDERED INOPERABLE.
THOUSANDS OF COMPUTERS RENDERED INOPERABLE. >> Reporter: FROM 2012
RENDERED INOPERABLE. >> Reporter: FROM 2012 TO 2012, HACKING U.S.
>> Reporter: FROM 2012 TO 2012, HACKING U.S. BANKS AND LOCKING OUT
TO 2012, HACKING U.S. BANKS AND LOCKING OUT CUSTOMERS.
BANKS AND LOCKING OUT CUSTOMERS. 2013, ACCESSING A
CUSTOMERS. 2013, ACCESSING A DAM’S CONTROL SYSTEMS
2013, ACCESSING A DAM’S CONTROL SYSTEMS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
DAM’S CONTROL SYSTEMS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. FROM 2013 TO ’17,
IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. FROM 2013 TO ’17, TARGETING U.S. STATES,
FROM 2013 TO ’17, TARGETING U.S. STATES, UNIVERSITIES, THE
TARGETING U.S. STATES, UNIVERSITIES, THE ENERGY AND LABOR
UNIVERSITIES, THE ENERGY AND LABOR DEPARTMENTS AND THE
ENERGY AND LABOR DEPARTMENTS AND THE U.N.
DEPARTMENTS AND THE U.N. THE NATION’S ENERGY
U.N. THE NATION’S ENERGY COMPANIES REGULARLY
THE NATION’S ENERGY COMPANIES REGULARLY WAR GAME THEIR
COMPANIES REGULARLY WAR GAME THEIR RESPONSE TO A CYBER
WAR GAME THEIR RESPONSE TO A CYBER ATTACK THAT COULD SHUT
RESPONSE TO A CYBER ATTACK THAT COULD SHUT OFF POWER TO TENS OF
ATTACK THAT COULD SHUT OFF POWER TO TENS OF MILLIONS.
OFF POWER TO TENS OF MILLIONS. PEDRO PEZARO RUNS
MILLIONS. PEDRO PEZARO RUNS EDISON INTERNATIONAL
PEDRO PEZARO RUNS EDISON INTERNATIONAL IN CALIFORNIA.
EDISON INTERNATIONAL IN CALIFORNIA. THE FACT THAT YOU DO
IN CALIFORNIA. THE FACT THAT YOU DO HAVE THREE DISTINCT
THE FACT THAT YOU DO HAVE THREE DISTINCT GRIDS OR SEPARATE
HAVE THREE DISTINCT GRIDS OR SEPARATE SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED
GRIDS OR SEPARATE SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES ACTUALLY IN
SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES ACTUALLY IN THIS CASE WORKS TO
STATES ACTUALLY IN THIS CASE WORKS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE?
THIS CASE WORKS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE? >> IT DOES.
YOUR ADVANTAGE? >> IT DOES. BECAUSE IT SUGGESTS IF
>> IT DOES. BECAUSE IT SUGGESTS IF THERE IS A MAJOR EVENT
BECAUSE IT SUGGESTS IF THERE IS A MAJOR EVENT ACROSS A U.S. GRID, IN
THERE IS A MAJOR EVENT ACROSS A U.S. GRID, IN ANY ONE OF THOSE
ACROSS A U.S. GRID, IN ANY ONE OF THOSE SUBSECTIONS, IT WOULD
ANY ONE OF THOSE SUBSECTIONS, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR
SUBSECTIONS, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THAT TO MOVE ON ITS
BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THAT TO MOVE ON ITS OWN TO AFFECT THE
THAT TO MOVE ON ITS OWN TO AFFECT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
OWN TO AFFECT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY.
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: ALSO
COUNTRY. >> Reporter: ALSO VULNERABLE, BANKS,
>> Reporter: ALSO VULNERABLE, BANKS, WATER SYSTEMS, AIR
VULNERABLE, BANKS, WATER SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND
WATER SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND CORPORATIONS BIG AND
TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND CORPORATIONS BIG AND SMALL.
CORPORATIONS BIG AND SMALL. TONIGHT HOMELAND
SMALL. TONIGHT HOMELAND SECURITY IS URGING
TONIGHT HOMELAND SECURITY IS URGING COMPANIES TO BACK UP
SECURITY IS URGING COMPANIES TO BACK UP THEIR COMPUTERS TO
COMPANIES TO BACK UP THEIR COMPUTERS TO DISABLE NONCRITICAL
