Mt. Prospect, IL (October 8, 2015) - Jack Pressman, Executive Director, announced today the official launch of the Midwest Regional EMP (“Electromagnetic Pulse”) Special Interest Group (SIG). The Midwest EMP SIG will function as a regional subsection of the InfraGard National EMP SIG and will focus … [Read more...]
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EMP GRID Develops First Commercially Available Data Center to Protect Against Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Storms
MT. PROSPECT, Illinois, December 1, 2014 - EMP GRID announces the deployment of the first commercially available Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Storm (GMS) protected enterprise data center and private cloud computing facility in the United States. The new EMP/GMS protected facility is a … [Read more...]
US Congressmen Todd Rokita (IN – 4), Peter Roskam (IL- 8), FBI Chicago Field Office and Industry Leaders conduct Executive Briefing on Looming Threats to Critical IT Infrastructure
MT. PROSPECT, IL – More than 60 business, technology, and risk management executives were treated to EMP GRID Services’ comprehensive briefing on the direct threats to our nation’s Critical Infrastructure, including power, technology, and security at their headquarters in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. … [Read more...]
EMP GRID Services and Cyber Innovation Labs Commission and Certify EMP Facility for Fortune 500 Insurance Company
MT. PROSPECT, IL - June 26, 2014 - EMP GRID Services, LLC, a premier enterprise-class design/build/manage service provider of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Solar Flare Protected Data Centers, announces today that it has commissioned in the Northeastern United States, the first certified enterprise … [Read more...]
Emergency planners unprepared for catastrophe
18 Things You Must Do Now WASHINGTON – Emergency planners across the country may be ill-prepared to respond to a catastrophic blackout from either an electromagnetic pulse or cyber-attack that could knock out the nation’s electrical grid system, an expert confirms in a report in Joseph … [Read more...]
Fatal Inaction: The U.S. remains vulnerable to EMP attacks
If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too? The answer clearly depends on how high the bridge is, but what the question really asks is if carelessly following others is in fact sensible. The question comes to mind when debating whether to protect critical national infrastructure … [Read more...]
SHIELD Act to protect from solar catastrophes, electromagnetic pulses
It’s among the greatest threats facing America today, U.S. Congressman Trent Franks states bluntly: a tremendous electromagnetic pulse, either naturally occurring or from a small nuclear device detonated outside the atmosphere. A large enough pulse (EMP) could destroy the electric grid, notably … [Read more...]