‘Window of opportunity for malicious intent’ as energy firms roll out smart-grid pilot programs
Attacks against the power grid are likely to rise and intensify during the next 12 months as smart grid research and pilot projects advance, according to utility security experts and a recently published report that analyzes threats to critical infrastructure.
The so-called Project Grey Goose Report on Critical Infrastructure points to state and/or non-state sponsored hackers from the Russian Federation of Independent States, Turkey, and China as the main threats to targeting and hacking into energy providers and other critical infrastructure networks.
via Spike In Power Grid Attacks Likely In Next 12 Months – Donna’s SecurityFlash.
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