The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill provides billions of dollars in financing for cybersecurity, including the $100 million Cyber Response and Recovery Fund.
- Feb 11, 2023, 4:00 PM CST
A group of white-hat hackers suggests that taking down the grid is still too easy and poses a major threat to national security.With news reports of attacks on U.S. power grids rising to an all-time high last year, cyber security and energy infrastructure robustness are being called into question. As well as strengthening energy infrastructure in line with green transition developments and the increased connectivity of renewable energy operations, the U.S.
But the U.S. has been preparing for such an attack. The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has played out a scenario five times in the last three years where they hack the system as cybersecurity experts and utility operators fight to bring it back online. This has helped utilities to understand some of the cyber threats and how best to respond.
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