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> [Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/pessimists-calculate-the-odds-optimists-believe-they-can-overcome-them/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

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## More by Ted Koppel

> [“Nobody’s in charge there, nobody has responsibility, nor can anybody require that they do work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/nobody-s-in-charge-there-nobody-has-responsibility-nor-can-anybody/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [Would anyone else like to say anything nice about women?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/would-anyone-else-like-to-say-anything-nice-about-women/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“smaller companies with lean profit margins are simply not inclined to spend a great deal on cybersecurity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/smaller-companies-with-lean-profit-margins-are-simply-not-inclined-to/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“has to be connected to the company’s billing department, which in turn needs to be connected to whatever department actually conveys electricity to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/has-to-be-connected-to-the-company-s-billing-department-which-in-turn/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“I think that within six months, if things weren’t straightened out adequately to have something besides anarchy, somebody’s going to show up on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/i-think-that-within-six-months-if-things-weren-t-straightened-out/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“the extreme vulnerability of SCADA systems to cyber sabotage was first demonstrated, and dramatically so, during the administration of George W. Bush.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/the-extreme-vulnerability-of-scada-systems-to-cyber-sabotage-was/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“The August 2003 blackout was a wake-up call for both industry and government regulators.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/the-august-2003-blackout-was-a-wake-up-call-for-both-industry-and/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“The world is locked into a state of cyber dependency”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/the-world-is-locked-into-a-state-of-cyber-dependency/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“consumer deals directly only with the local company that delivers the electricity on that final leg.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/consumer-deals-directly-only-with-the-local-company-that-delivers-the/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“We remain largely oblivious to the potential catastrophe of a well-targeted cyberattack.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/we-remain-largely-oblivious-to-the-potential-catastrophe-of-a-well/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“the Internet is also giving rise to “filter bubbles” that decrease users’ exposure to conflicting viewpoints and reinforce their own ideological frames.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/the-internet-is-also-giving-rise-to-filter-bubbles-that-decrease/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“(Several nation-states, most prominently the Russians and the Chinese, have already spent years conducting just such reconnaissance.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/several-nation-states-most-prominently-the-russians-and-the-chinese/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“the only institution with real power to decide how the power industry is protected is the power industry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/the-only-institution-with-real-power-to-decide-how-the-power-industry/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“What about independent actors using cyberattacks to knock out one of our power grids? Are we at that point yet? “Simple answer,” said Schmidt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/what-about-independent-actors-using-cyberattacks-to-knock-out-one-of/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

> [“it took on average 279 days before companies that had been breached came to realize it or were told by someone else. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/it-took-on-average-279-days-before-companies-that-had-been-breached/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

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