Experts have long warned that the nation’s power grid is potentially vulnerable to a cyberattack, with the Department of Energy saying that the grid faces “imminent danger” from potential digital sabotage.
Such attacks have already moved beyond the realm of science fiction, with Ukrainian officials alleging Russian hackers have been behind a series of attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, including one that caused an outage in Kiev in December and one that took down power for more than 225,000 customers the previous year.
Just this week, senators from both parties in the Senate energy subcommittee called for more federal assistance to the Read More

Source:: Fast Company