From: Washington Times
By Bill Gertz
The U.S. electrical power grid is vulnerable to cyber and physical attacks that could cause devastating disruptions throughout the country, federal and industry officials told Congress recently.
Gerry Cauley, president of the North American Electric Reliability Corp., said that several — if not all — other critical U.S. infrastructures depend on electricity, and that he is “deeply concerned” about attacks, extreme weather and equipment failures causing power outages.
“I am most concerned about coordinated physical and cyber attacks intended to disable elements of the power grid or deny electricity to specific targets, such as government or business centers, military installations, or other infrastructures,” Mr. Cauley told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last Thursday.
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