U.S. Unveils Plan to Protect Power Grid From Foreign Hackers
Source: Bloomberg
The White House unveiled on Tuesday a 100-day plan intended to protect the U.S. power grid from cyber-attacks, mainly by creating a stronger relationship between U.S. national security agencies and the mostly private utilities that run the electrical system.
The plan is among the first big steps toward fulfilling the Biden administrations promise to urgently improve the countrys cyber defenses. The nations power system is both highly vulnerable to hacking and a target for nation-state adversaries looking to counter the U.S. advantage in conventional military and economic power.
The United States faces a well-documented and increasing cyber threat from malicious actors seeking to disrupt the electricity Americans rely on to power our homes and businesses, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said.
Although the plan is billed as a 100-day sprint -- which includes a series of consultations between utilities and the government -- it will likely take years to fully implement, experts say. It will ask utilities to pay for and install technology to better detect hacks of the specialized computers that run the countrys power systems, known as industrial control systems.
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abqtommy
(14,118 posts)from the owners and operators of the U.S. power grid is even better.
EarthFirst
(2,899 posts)The grid is a system in continuous need of maintenance and upgrades.
However this necessity does not bode well for the investor class forever in search of quarterly profits and earnings week dividends...
ffr
(22,665 posts)Clean those computers up. Stop playing of Facebook and clicking on links to who knows what. Treat your business computer as a work asset, not a personal toy.
oldsoftie
(12,516 posts)oldsoftie
(12,516 posts)And that wouldnt even cost that much to do
OldBaldy1701E
(5,112 posts)It is the 21st century, and we have the means to set up each structure so that it can generate its own power. Any guesses why this is never even suggested? Is it that it is 'too hard'? A central power grid is vulnerable. We don't need it any more.
twodogsbarking
(9,722 posts)and see how it works out.