Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, Central Washington University (Information Technology and Administrative Management Department), course: Critical Issues in Information Technology, language: English, abstract: This paper outlines the history of the Tier 1 Backbone and the SCADA systems, highlights the current threats to these systems, and then finally proposes solutions to these vulnerabilities. Security in the United States has always been a slow, reactionary process. For instance, the...