When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A U.S. Air Force base in Texas has taken the first steps to guard against an electromagnetic ...

In today’s interconnected world, the need to safeguard security systems from various threats has never been more critical. Some of the most overlooked but potentially devastating risks to electronic ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate on Tuesday released a report outlining a series of best practices that local, state and federal agencies—and private sector ...

The problem of the destructive effects of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) on electronic and electrical equipment has been well-known for more than 50 years. All military equipment and ...

Back in September 1985, when I lived on Long Island, NY, I experienced Hurricane Gloria which left 750,000 of us without electrical power for as long as 11 days (I experienced only 7 days without ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate on Tuesday released a report outlining a series of best practices that local, state and federal agencies—and private-sector ...

The White House today unveiled an executive order intended to coordinate the federal government’s ability to prepare for and respond to a potentially catastrophic electromagnetic pulse attack. The ...

A nuclear explosion in the atmosphere releases a pulse of gamma radiation, which strips electrons from air molecules. Electrons are drawn to Earth’s magnetic poles in a corkscrew pattern, releasing ...

The United States isn’t as deeply unprepared for electromagnetic threats – either from space or man-made — as it was a few years ago but a lot of work remains and awareness of the danger needs to be ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the release of the Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland against Threats from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic ...