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Opening Remarks. Dr. J. Phillip London Executive Chairman & Chairman of the Board CACI International Inc. Chatham House Rule.
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Opening Remarks Dr. J. Phillip London Executive Chairman & Chairman of the Board CACI International Inc
Chatham House Rule “Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.” All dialogue is UNCLASSIFIED
Dealing With Today’s Asymmetric Threat • Symposia series began in 2008 • Dialogue on issues critical to national security • Pro bono, educational, and non-political public service events
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A Nation Disrupted August 2003 55 million people 8 NE states and Canada 100 power plants $7-10 billion in losses 2013 40% of DHS hacking cases in energy sector Industrial control systems of energy firms attacked
A Global Challenge “The result is an environment we struggle to sense, understand, and use in warfare. We need a concerted effort to harness the EM and cyber environment to give us a warfighting edge.” Adm. Jonathan Greenert Chief of Naval Operations
A National Imperative Air, Sea, Land, Space & Cyber Electromagnetic Spectrum Local, State, Federal & Private Defending the Homeland
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