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Ron Johnson: “We don't even understand the system or network level…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson Questioning Witnesses at HSGAC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 15:02

Have we done this? Okay. Do we understand the system network level vulnerabilities including cascading effects? Do we understand that? Has DHS done that? No, DHS has not done that. So We don't even understand the system or network level vulnerabilities including cascading effects. Not for geomagnetic threats. No, DHS has not done that. Okay, well that was the first recommendation. So again, this is in 2008 and now it's 2015 and I can actually do that math in my head. (15:02–15:07)

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Asserts that the DHS has not assessed system vulnerabilities to geomagnetic threats.

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