To dramatize the threat posed by cyber attacks, pyrotechnics expert Drew Jiritano attached an explosive squib to the back of a laptop computer; stop-motion photography captured the results. PM's digital imaging specialist Anthony Verduccio completed the concept.From Popular Mechanics:
Could hackers take down key parts of our infrastructure? Experts say yes. They could use the very computer systems that keep America's infrastructure running to bring down key utilities and industries, from railroads to natural gas pipelines. How worried should we be about hacking, the new weapon of mass disruption?
The next world war might not start with a bang, but with a blackout. An enemy could send a few lines of code to control computers at key power plants, causing equipment to overheat and melt down, plunging sectors of the U.S. and Canadian grid into darkness. Trains could roll to a stop on their tracks, while airport landing lights wink out and the few traffic lights that remain active blink at random.
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