This month’s column is
based on a podcast I conducted with Michael Assante. We delved into the ancient
world to explore the secrets of the Roman aqueducts and what their construction
may tell us to apply to our modern infrastructures. Assante touches upon our
reliance on computer software and the fear of cyber attacks, separating fact
from myth while emphasizing what is being done and what still lies ahead.
Assante is a
critical infrastructure protection strategist who has written a paper entitled:
Infrastructure Protection In The Modern World: What the Romans Can Tell Us
About Their Aqueducts. His company, Idaho National Labs, is affiliated with the
Department of Energy, providing advice to the Department of Defense among
others.