Threat of State Cyber-attack on Power Grid: Contemporary Security Studies

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“Threat of State Cyber-attack”
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Upcoming threats shortly.............................................................................................................3
Protecting the grid........................................................................................................................6
Roles and Responsibilities for identifying and mitigating growing threat..................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
United States aim to encounter an array of threats which is completely based on their
national security. This is merely inclusive of political, military and social system. The overall
threat aims to developing a new and resurgent adversary for both political and military forces
(Liu et al., 2015). With the development of political and military certain number of
environmental changes tend to take place in Russia. Some of the environmental challenges are
water pollution, air quality, solid waste generation, disposal of hazardous waste and lastly
nuclear and chemical waste contamination. Threats can emerge from various events like regional
conflict and inequality in its economy. It will merely result in climate change and environmental
issues. There are variety of national intelligence and security firm like DHS and DIA which are
responsible for national security. It is all about identifying and encountering some of the
emerging threats (Do et al., 2017). It merely inclusive of department of defence, department of
state, officer of director of national intelligence. It is not easy to analyse the potential for some of
the long emerging threats. DOD official aim to provide a wide range of examples like Russian
Seizure for Ukraine territory that is Crimea. In this zone of conflict, there are various kind of
consequences (Atat et al., 2017). The conflict is between the countries like Russia focusing to
have soviet client relationship with Egypt and Libya. Various official at DOD highlighted the
fact that United States need to address huge number of issues due to adversaries. Russia is
working hard to define united states of status go power old world order. It is mainly so that they
can link the security objective or risk erosion of US for adversaries at Russia.
In the coming pages of the report an idea has been provided with respect to policy brief to
National Security Advisor. The last section of the report deals with recommendation for logical

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and feasible policy. The report ends with recommendation which will help in addressing the
security challenges.
Discussion
The officials of DOD accepted the fact that they need to adapt to the overall challenges
due to adversaries. There are challenges like Russia seizure the Ukrainian territory that is
Crimea. Chinese seizing the south china seas which is for building military island which is
defiance of international court ruling. The mere focus is all about linking the overall security and
economic objectives. A different official of Russia are more agile for United States so that they
can create relationship with other countries (Knowles et al., 2015). Russia are working on the
platform so that they can define United States for Status quo for power trying for preservation of
old world. This is mainly done so that they can prevent in becoming multipolar world.
Upcoming threats shortly
Paradox of progress aims to describe future trends which will ultimately help in shaping
the direction of the world in the upcoming days. Population of working age is being reduced in
some of the wealthy countries like Russia (Almeshekah & Spafford, 2016). While in some of the
poorer countries it is developing at a rapid rate. This particular step will ultimately have led to
development in employment, urbanization and welfare pressure. Weak economic growth will
ultimately help in persist in the upcoming day. Most of the economics will ultimately lead to
shrinkage of workforces and reduction of overall productivity (Mendel, 2017). This particular
step will help in recovering in case of financial crisis that come up with high debt. Factors like
inequality and concentration of wealth along with corruption will help in eroding trust of
authorities for driving political change. Overall development of technology will ultimately result