For Hawai`i residents, the next disaster is overdue--and there's a new book out that could just scare you into readiness.
It’s been a couple of generations since a significant
tsunami, more than 20 years since a major hurricane, and the issue, of course,
is not whether we have another big disaster, but when.
Author Matthew Mather
explores the issue in a new ebook, CyberStorm, which combines a major
storm with a pulse of hacking and cyberterrorism events. Mather frighteningly and
convincingly outlines how vulnerable we are, and how quickly societal order can
collapse.
When food supplies are short, and security is gone, and
power supplies and communications are out, individuals react in different ways.
Some band together in supportive communities, but others may band together as
outlaws.
On Kaua`i during the weeks following Hurricanes Iwa and
Iniki, we saw mostly the former. But we are a small community where most folks
know each other. What might have happened if Honolulu had been hit, and help
hadn’t been only hours and days away? That’s one nightmare scenario. And what
might have happened in a big city where you don’t know, and perhaps can’t trust
your neighbors?
I won’t reveal Mather’s secrets, other than to say that it’s
a compelling read, which is being sold at a compelling price. Here’s the Amazon Kindle link.
The ebook will also provide you with a new appreciation for
having a cache of emergency supplies for a crisis. You know, the Family
Disaster Kit that’s outlined in the front pages of every phone book.
Matthew Mather’s previous book is “Atopia Chronicles.” His
specialties in cybersecurity, weather prediction systems, and nanotechnology are
on display in CyberStorm.
© Jan TenBruggencate 2013
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