Hack the Plant

Preparing for Unnatural Disasters

Hack the Plant

Show Notes

“When everything is critical, nothing is critical.” - Josh Corman

For the premiere of season 5, Bryson Bort welcomes back season one guest Josh Corman to discuss his Cyber Civil Defense initiative UnDisruptable27, and the four lifeline infrastructure systems we’ll be focusing on this season: electricity, healthcare, food, and water.

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