Bipartisan Bill Proposes $50M Cyber Threat Analysis Program for Energy Sector

The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon

A major cyberattack on the US electrical grid has long worried security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off, it’d be lights out in more ways than one.

Bipartisan bill proposes $50M cyber threat analysis program for energy sector

“Our national security depends on a resilient and secure energy grid,” said Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo. Experts say the new effort would be welcomed by the private sector.

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