Experts say proposed security standards for power grid not enough
A cybersecurity standard proposed for the U.S. would leave critical gaps in system safety, and one congressman warned Wednesday that if issues are not addressed in short order, "the future isn't going to be pretty" for the nation's infrastructure. Read more...
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