CHAPTER 5

A Blueprint for Becoming More Resilient

The need to be resilient (able to continue to operate and satisfy mission critical functions, with systems and communications severely degraded or taken out of service and under attack for extended periods of time) has dramatically increased in importance. Global warming and the resultant climate change have increased the likelihood of environmental disasters occurring that could knock out our communications and systems from hours to days, weeks, even months. Cyberattacks have grown both in frequency and sophistication, with an increased likelihood of succeeding in inflicting damage. And global tension is rising increasing the likelihood that cyberattacks could be launched to occur simultaneously ...

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