Electric utilities in the United States are barraged with cyber attacks and most comply with mandatory cyber security standards, but the standards setting process is slow and in the case of employing voluntary security standards most of these utilities don’t bother, according to a report released this week by two Democratic congressmen. “National security experts say that cyber attacks on America’s electric grid top the targets list for terrorists and rogue states, yet we remain highly vulnerable to attacks,” Rep.…
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