Protecting the grid from cyberattack: Cities on the front lines

Utility Drive: An invisible force draws people to cities — an idea, the idea of a better life — and an invisible power illuminates our ideas. But an invisible attack, a cyberattack, might take it all away.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, the energy domain has suffered more malicious invasions of information technology than any other part of critical infrastructure in the U.S. The electric grid is increasingly part of our national security, and cities are on the front lines. But a revolution in technology and practice can make us all safer.

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