VEMS2025: F3 - The Blue Book: Collaborative Planning for Cyber Catastrophes - Thomas (Tom) Berry, Emma Williams, & Joel Silverman

It is becoming increasingly clear that nation-state actors are attempting to destabilize the nation’s environment by attacking cyber networks to (a) disrupt community lifelines through attacks on critical infrastructure systems, (b) erode public trust through disinformation, and (c) compromise the ability of the United States to defend the homeland and project power globally. This scenario is not unlike the nuclear threat of the mid-1900s, which terrified the world and the American people and precipitated a greater planning effort than had yet been required of civil defense.

Tom Berry is an experienced Emergency Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the areas of domestic and international disaster response.