[Trailer] 2000 Cyber Attacks: How Pipelines, Dams, Water Treatment Centers, Nuclear Power Plants are in Danger | Facts Matter

When most people think about the cybersecurity threats facing this country, it's often things like bank accounts or social security numbers getting stolen—things isolated to the digital realm. However, more and more, it’s become clear that cyberattacks are actual real physical threats that can cause physical harm because they have the potential to target our real-world infrastructure. The Russian government has put out multiple statements saying that they are willing and able to launch cyberattacks against the United States. And the White House, on multiple occasions over the last year, has put out statements warning the country of an imminent Russian cyberattack. All this comes as the Biden administration released a policy document laying out the cybersecurity threats to this country, how those threats have been addressed thus far, as well as what the administration plans to do in addressing those threats moving forward within the coming year.