The ICS (industrial control system) environments that handle the generation, transmission and metering of energy have long been on the radar of attackers. In recent years attackers have hacked into the control system of a dam in New York, shut down the Ukraine’s power grid and installed malware on the OSes of U.S. companies in the energy, nuclear and water sectors. The U.S. government, realizing that a cyberattack on energy utilities would have major repercussions for businesses and citizens alike, this November will test the ability of the nation’s power grid to bounce back from a simultaneous cyberattack on electric, oil and natural gas infrastructure.
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