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Study: Electric Grid Needs Full-Time Cyberguard
December 6, 2011 No CommentsSOURCE: TechNewsWorld
The U.S. power grid should be protected by an overarching authority to prevent cyberattacks, according to MIT researchers. Certain standards and practices already exist; however, “there’s so much confusion because of the various parties that have their hands in the mix that the utilities themselves are left in a wait-and-see mode,” said NESCO’s Patrick Miller.
