That “Cyber Blackout” story has stirred up some reaction around the net.

SANS director confirms the CIA confirmed … absolutely nothing:
SPEAKING BREATHLESSLY TO the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, SANS Institute research director Alan Paller “confirmed” that (1) cities have suffered blackouts and (2) some people tried to profiteer from it. And he absolutely knows this for a fact because (3) the CIA told him absolutely nothing. . . . (read more here.)

Hacking Power Networks:
The CIA unleashed a big one at a SANS conference. . . . (read more here.)

And this response (also available in PDF) from Michael Tanji, who wrote the Cyber Threat article:
The Last Cyber Threat Article You’ll Ever Read

By Michael Tanji
I’m tired of hearing about all the “new” things going on in the cyber-war, cyber-terrorism, cyber-insert-your-term-here business. Nothing I’ve read on these issues in the last few years is any different from anything I read fifteen years ago. Issues that make headlines today were actually new when the IBM XT was a hot piece of hardware. So as a public service your author provides you with five factors to evaluate when deciding on whether or not to buy the next book or magazine with an article that suggests iDeath or e-horror is imminent. Take a pass if you detect any two in a scan of the dust jacket or lede.

Nothing is New. Any time someone talks about how new a given cyber issue is, watch out for wet paint. . . . (Read more here.)