Full article by Charles (Chuck) L. Manto, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, August 21, 2024.
In this feature article, a consultant and developer focused on protecting telecommunications networks and data centers presents a new tabletop exercise concept. Similar to medical research groups that involve treatment and control groups, two exercise groups would work simultaneously on the same scenario and injects, but one would receive a “treatment” of additional resources.
Revisit content Domestic Preparedness has published on the U.S. critical infrastructure’s vulnerabilities to many forms of cyber and electromagnetic threats. Then, learn how this new tabletop concept can address the ongoing threats to critical infrastructure.
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Charles (Chuck) L. Manto
Charles (Chuck) L. Manto is the chief executive officer of Instant Access Networks LLC (IAN), a consulting and research and development firm that produces independently tested solutions for EMP-protected microgrids and equipment shelters for telecommunications networks and data centers. His company holds the data rights package for its SBIR program for EMP-protected microgrid systems. He received seven patents in telecommunications, computer mass storage, EMP protection and a smart microgrid controller, the core of IAN’s “Resilient Adaptive Modular-Microgrid System” (RAMSTM). He is a senior member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and is chairman-emeritus of InfraGard National’s National Disaster Resilience Council. Additional publications, patents, and interviews can be found on his profile page on LinkedIn. He can be reached at cmanto@stop-EMP.com.
