If your power went out and everything stayed down, could you envision chaos and rioting? We've heard chaos and cyber mayhem tossed about frequently in the last couple weeks, so it may come as no surprise that Pike Research reported [PDF], "Utility cybersecurity is in a state of near chaos." While Pike estimated $14 billion will be pumped into the smart grid from now through 2018, with 63% of that for control system security, a "$60 piece of software can bypass an entire defense-in-depth implementation."
Power grid cybersecurity: $60 piece of software could bring mass chaos - Computerworld
Friday, November 18th 2011
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