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Electricity Grid in US Penetrated By Spies
Topic: Computer Security 8:43 am EDT, Apr  8, 2009

Cyber is the new Pakistan.

Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.

Under the Bush administration, Congress approved $17 billion in secret funds to protect government networks, according to people familiar with the budget. The Obama administration is weighing whether to expand the program to address vulnerabilities in private computer networks, which would cost billions of dollars more.

Last week, Senate Democrats introduced a proposal that would require all critical infrastructure companies to meet new cybersecurity standards and grant the president emergency powers over control of the grid systems and other infrastructure.

From the NERC letter:

"Identification and documentation of the Critical Cyber Assets associated with the Critical Assets that support the reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System" necessitates a comprehensive review of these considerations. The data submitted to us through the survey suggests entities may not have taken such a comprehensive approach in all cases, and instead relied on an "add in" approach, starting with an assumption that no assets are critical. A "rule out" approach (assuming every asset is a CA until demonstrated otherwise) may be better suited to this identification process.

Electricity Grid in US Penetrated By Spies



 
 
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