The world has once again been reminded that the threat of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure systems remains very real. Last month, Britain’s defense secretary, Gavin Williamson, iterated that Russia held the potential for wide disruption and “thousands of deaths” through such attacks. His announcement was the latest indication of increased chatter regarding attacks on critical infrastructure, such as power grids and other systems, by Russia and other nation-states.

Unfortunately, it appears that the general populace either wishes to ignore the warnings or has bought into a sanitized and nonthreatening version of such attacks based on the version found in Hollywood.