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Computer and Information Security Handbook (2-Volume Set), 4th Edition
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Computer and Information Security Handbook (2-Volume Set), 4th Edition

by John R. Vacca
August 2024
Intermediate to advanced
1600 pages
108h 3m
English
Morgan Kaufmann
Content preview from Computer and Information Security Handbook (2-Volume Set), 4th Edition

Chapter 85: Energy Infrastructure Cyber Security

Richard Anderson     Emergency/Disaster and Cybersecurity Preparedness & Planning Consultant, G41 Project, Fargo, ND, United States

Abstract

Factors that make the US power grid(s) the Achilles heel of the nation's homeland security are a self-induced combination of antiquated power grid design, failures and neglect of foresight and critical thought, and neglect to proactively modernize grid design and components specifically to withstand sophisticated 21st-century and known natural and human-caused threats. Internet-connected US power grid computer networks and industrial control systems present the greatest gift to adversaries and criminal organizations that ultimately risk the lives, economy, and ...

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